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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the fall of the towers at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon does August close her shop?

2. In Chapter 22, in how many years will Miriam be a nurse?

3. When Miriam hears the news in Chapter 18, what is she in line to buy?

4. How long has it been in Chapter 22 since Miriam has seen Jax?

5. What year is it in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Professor Mason, Joan's art teacher at Rhodes suggest her senior year?

2. What are the conditions like when Hazel's mother sends her to the store in Chpater 13?

3. What was Derek's trial like?

4. How does Myron die?

5. Who calls in Chapter 23, and what decision is made after the call?

6. How did Hazel's father die?

7. What role does Hazel play in her mother's business?

8. Where does Hazel meet Myron, and what is their first encounter like?

9. Why is Derek arrested in Chapter 18?

10. In Chapter 22, how does Miriam hear about the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

August reveals information about Derek’s father during Derek’s murder trial. What information does August reveal? What does that information reveal about the relationship Derek had with his father and how it still affects him?

Essay Topic 2

Miriam still attends Mass as her mother did. How is Miriam and August’s faith in God different? Why is Miriam still a believer, and August is not?

Essay Topic 3

A German Jew establishes a deli in the North Memphis neighborhood where the Norths live. Why does the deli become a fixture in North Memphis?

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