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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 communal house built into?

2. What does Chappie fantasize about while walking in the rain?

3. What kind of crop does Chappie watch over?

4. What does I-Man call Chappie when introducing him to Paul Dorsett?

5. What is happening when Chappie meets Paul?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does I-Man do when he hears Paul want to kill him?

2. Why does I-Man say he wants to return to Jamaica?

3. What happens when a woman tries to take I-Man's Jah stick away?

4. What secret did Chappie's mother keep for Chappie's father when they met and why?

5. What does Chappie like best about living with I-Man?

6. What does Evening Star try to teach Chappie?

7. How did Chappie's mother and father meet?

8. What happened to Rose after Chappie sent her home?

9. How does Chappie feel about his 15th birthday party?

10. What is the Communal House?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gang violence was a key theme in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did it alter the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

This plot takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Russell Banks have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Laughter and happiness is a common theme found in this plot. Where does this come into play, and how does it affect the characters involved in these scenes?

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