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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. What is the name of Claudia's father?
2. What is the name of Monday's mother?
3. Who was Jacob's friend that would not intervene in the fight because his mother would kill him for touching a girl in December: "One Year Before the Before"?
4. What did Michael and Claudia get at Starbucks in December: "The After"?
5. Claudia's narrative in November: "The Before" relates that she was failing almost every class except for what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the journals symbolize in the novel?
2. Who is Ms. Valente? How does Claudia know her?
3. Who is Jacob Miller? Why is he important to the story?
4. Who is Shayla and how is she described?
5. What is the relationship between Claudia and Monday like?
6. When do the chapters titled "The Before" take place?
7. What was revealed at the meeting between Claudia's parents and her teachers in November: "The Before"? How did Claudia respond?
8. Who is Tip Charles and why did Claudia's mother ask her husband to seek him out in November: "The Before"?
9. What happened in the principal's office after the fight in December: "One Year Before the Before"?
10. Who is Ms. Walker and what is her relationship to Claudia?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the motifs of color and dance in Monday's Not Coming. What does color represent to Claudia? How does she associate characters with color? What does dance mean to Claudia?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the dismissal of the adults in the novel regarding the disappearance of Monday. Why do the adults in the story hold back from investigating Monday's disappearance in more depth? How does Claudia attempt to get adults' help in looking for her friend? What does this failing say about contemporary society?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the narrative style of Monday's Not Coming. From whose perspective is the story related? In what tense is the story related? Why are these choices important to the plot and development of the novel?
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