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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 Crab say he was afraid of before he was released?

2. What does Mama Jean tell Jimmy?

3. When did Jimmy's father go away?

4. Who is the protagonist?

5. Who does Jimmy watch for out the window?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jimmy do after Crab finds him?

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

3. What does Crab's story have to do with the trip he is taking with Jimmy?

4. What favor does Crab do for Mama Jean?

5. Where does Crab intend to take Jimmy?

6. What happens when Crab comes back to the car?

7. Where are Jimmy's parents?

8. What is the destination of Crab's trip with Jimmy?

9. What does Mama Jean tell Jimmy when he is leaving?

10. Where does Jimmy find himself when he wakes up in the car?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the difference between North and South in "Somewhere in the Darkness"? How does that difference reflect the difference between Crab and Jimmy?

Essay Topic 2

Would you recommend "Somewhere in the Darkness"? For what purposes would you recommend "Somewhere in the Darkness", and what kinds of readers would you recommend it for? What other book would you recommend that would cover the same material or tell the same story in a different way?

Essay Topic 3

How surprising is "Somewhere in the Darkness"? What did you expect from the opening chapters, and where did the book diverge from your expectation? How did the book set you up to believe one thing, and then give you another? Where was the suspense generated?

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