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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. When did Jimmy's father go away?

2. What does Crab have in Chicago?

3. Why does Jimmy have a hard time getting to school?

4. What is Jimmy doing when the novel begins?

5. How long has Jimmy lived with Mama Jean?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Crab behave when Cookie knocks on the door?

2. What is Mama Jean's response to Crab's arrival?

3. What is Jimmy's environment like?

4. Describe Jimmy's departure with Crab.

5. Where are Jimmy's parents?

6. What favor does Crab do for Mama Jean?

7. Why was Crab in prison?

8. What does Jimmy do after Crab finds him?

9. What happens when Jimmy arrives in his classroom?

10. What does Crab tell Jimmy is the truth about his arrest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the novel, Jimmy asks Crab what the goal of going to California would be. How important are goals in "Somewhere in the Darkness"? Does a plan need to have a goal for it to be important? Which characters have different beliefs about this question?

Essay Topic 2

How does Jimmy change over the course of the novel. What was he like in the beginning? What is he like in the end? What brings the change about?

Essay Topic 3

What makes Crab a father for Jimmy? That is, how does he play that role? What kind of father is Crab?

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