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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 Lily's excuse for being at the Garden Apartments the day after Jack was shot?

2. How does Howell react after finding out that Lily was in his house during the break-in?

3. What odd question does Becca ask Lily about Marie?

4. What change did NOT occur at the Pardon's Apartments according to Carrie?

5. What does Bobo come to Lily's home for on the night she missed karate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who has been chasing Jack and why and what have they done to him? Where does Jack run to to take cover after he runs in Chapter Six?

2. How does the intimacy between Lily and Jack affect her at the end of Chapter Six?

3. What does the reader discover about Lily's past in Chapter Four, and what affect does it have on her relationships with men?

4. What realizations does Lily come to while cleaning Mookie Preston's house?

5. Describe in detail Lily's thoughts and feelings after the explosion.

6. Who did both Jack and Lily recognize as the group of men that shot and chased Jack?

7. Why has Lily chosen Shakespeare as her home?

8. Why does Arnita Winthrop summon Lily to her home, and what transpires there?

9. What part does Lanette Glass play in the meeting at Golgotha Church?

10. What happens to Lily while she is at the Winthrop's to clean Beanie's closet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who pays the greatest price for Shakespeare's racism? How might this have been avoided if the black community were more aware of the racism in Shakespeare?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the setting of the novel. What is the significance of the small town with one major industry? How does the setting affect the theme of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What emotional and physical scars does Lily carry with her? How do these scars affect the way in which she becomes involved in the racism infecting Shakespeare? How do her goals for herself match her goals for Shakespeare?

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