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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 does Samona's mother do for a living?

2. How does Seth feel about being forced to attend Matant Margaret's wake?

3. Who is Jerome?

4. Who tells Seth what to expect at Matant Margaret's death?

5. Who is Chantal?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Grandmother react to the wake?

2. How does Seth feel about Samona's desire to compete in the upcoming beauty pageant?

3. How does the Michelin family react to the news that Samona will compete in the upcoming beauty pageant?

4. What information does Reggie give about Jean-Claude's whereabouts?

5. What happens when Samona recognizes Reggie on a street corner?

6. When Seth arrives with the food at the Gemini house, what conversation does he get into with Mrs. Gemini?

7. What memories about Matant Margaret does Seth recall at her wake?

8. What interaction did Seth and Samona have with Mrs. Fabiyi on Halloween?

9. What does the exterior of Mrs. Fabiyi's house look like?

10. How does Seth plan to circumvent Jean-Claude's meeting with Reggie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gang violence plays a large role in the neighborhood where Seth and Samona grow up. Describe the ways Anthony's life has been altered by gang violence. Then, compare / contrast Anthony's experience with gang violence with Reggie's experience with gang violence. What is the same about their life in gangs? What is different?

Essay Topic 2

First impressions are important in this novel. First, explain what Seth's first impressions of Samona were when she showed up in his classroom in the third grade. Then, explain whether or not Samona lived up to those first-impressions as the novel progressed.

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Fabiyi represents a traditional Africa many of the neighborhood children are unfamiliar with. First, explain how Mrs. Fabiyi's traditions led the neighborhood children to believe she was a witch. Then, explain how Mrs. Fabiyi's traditions helped lead Samona to a deeper understanding of herself and her beauty.

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