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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. On what holiday does Chapter 12 open?

2. Whose presence at the hospital is meant to be calming, but turns out to be anxiety-inducing?

3. At the end of Chapter 4, Queenie clutches what item of Tom's as she goes to sleep?

4. What kind of smile does Tom flash at Queenie after one of his family members makes a racist joke directed toward her?

5. Which two characters who throw a party in Chapter 3 refer to themselves as "couple goals" (44)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Diana?

2. What information is revealed about Tom's criticism of Queenie's relationship skills in Chapter 1?

3. Which objects does Queenie mention as ones that she intends to carry with her throughout her life?

4. Which two people on earth are allowed to touch Queenie's hair and why?

5. Provide a detail from Chapter 2 suggesting that Queenie relies too much on others' approval.

6. What does the nurse at the sexual health clinic tell Queenie in Chapter 7 and what are his follow-up instructions?

7. For what transgression does Gina scold Queenie in Chapter 7?

8. Who is Kyazike?

9. What is the significance of the phrase "couple goals" (44) in Chapter 3?

10. For what reason does Queenie travel to Oxford Street in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Carty-Williams from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

Essay Topic 2

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Carty-Williams’s novel Queenie. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of family within the text Queenie. What types of family relationships are represented and how does Carty-Williams use their variety to inform many of the work's themes?

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