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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. After the police stop, about how long do Jojo and the others drive until they come upon a gas station?

2. What does Given say he has come with to take Mam away?

3. Where does Leonie hit Jojo after Mam dies?

4. When did Pop get rid of Mam's hospital bed?

5. When Leonie told her mother she was pregnant, how long had her mother known that Leonie was expecting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What work did Michael do at Parchman, and how did he feel about the work?

2. How sick does Leonie get after swallowing the meth, and how does Michael try to help her?

3. Why did Pop quit smoking?

4. What does Jojo remember hearing in the night in Chapter 13?

5. What dream does Leonie have on the last hour drive home from Parchman?

6. What does Leonie remember about jumping off a cliff when she and Michael first began dating?

7. How did Richie die?

8. What does Mam tell Jojo about dying?

9. After Leonie got together with Michael, why did her mother tell her the relationship was not healthy?

10. What does Mam want when Leonie goes to talk to her after getting home from the trip to Parchman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Sing, Unburied, Sing, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Given was murdered on a hunting trip before Sing, Unburied, Sing opens. Who was Given, and what is his role in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in Sing, Unburied, Sing? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Ward uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?

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