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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. Tiger prepares for her first day of working at ___________________.
2. What does Tiger notice about the soda shop?
3. What does Aunt Dorie Kay tell Tiger about why Corrina is mentally challenged?
4. Aunt Dorie Kay takes Tiger shopping for ___________________.
5. For what reason does Tiger apologize to Jesse Wade?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Tiger's reconciliation with Jesse indicate about Tiger?
2. What does Lonnie prove are his positive characteristics?
3. What solution does Aunt Dorie Kay offer to Tiger when Tiger is worried about how the Parker household will function after Aunt Dorie Kay goes home?
4. To what does Tiger compare they way people in town treat her parents?
5. What is Tiger's behavior during the time of Granny's funeral?
6. What is the allure for Tiger of moving to Baton Rouge to be with Aunt Dorie Kay?
7. What advice does Magnolia give to Tiger regarding Tiger's family?
8. What does Tiger note about racial prejudice when she is in town with Aunt Dorie Kay?
9. Who is Magnolia and what is her role in the story?
10. Why is Shorty so angry when Mrs. Thompson takes Lonnie's advice over his?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the lives of Tiger and Jesse Wade. How are their circumstances similar? In what ways are their lives different? What draws them together to make them friends? What could have threatened to kill a friendship even before it began?
Essay Topic 3
"My Louisiana Sky" is a classic example of a coming-of-age story. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?
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