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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. Along which of the following avenues does Juan conduct Sierra after she flees from Club Kalfour?

2. On which of the following avenues is Vernon reported to have lived?

3. Which of the following wind instruments does the band at Club Kalfour feature?

4. Which of the following schools does Bennie report Wick had attended?

5. Which of the following is noted as Bennie’s given name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Juan give for not having told Sierra about shadowshaping?

2. What does Sierra read in Wick’s notes that Lucera signifies?

3. When Sierra flees from Club Kalfour, what results in her getting lost?

4. What outfit is Bennie wearing when she leaves to attend the first party of the summer?

5. How is the failure of people to see the changes to shadowshaped artwork explained?

6. What is Sierra’s stated “policy on cute boys, and really, boys in general” (21)?

7. When had Sierra last rode on the pegs of Juan’s bicycle before the events of the novel?

8. How does Robbie describe making “soft eyes” (85)?

9. What reasons does Nydia note for helping Sierra in the archives?

10. How is Bennie’s brother, Vincent, reported to have died, and when?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the significance of Bennie’s name.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter Nineteen, as she admits Robbie to her room, Sierra “slapped him as hard as she could” in a rebuke for his failures with her (109). How does the novel justify the action? Is the novel correct to do so? How or how not?

Essay Topic 3

Much is made in the novel of Robbie being of Haitian descent. What is the significance of him having such a background, as opposed to another from among the African Diaspora, and how is that significance manifested?

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