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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. Who is Ebony's boyfriend?

2. What is the name of the pulp-and-paper mill Jared's dad used to work at?

3. Whose haircut does Jared imitate in Chapter 8: "The Christmas Tree Hunt"?

4. What does the native man on the bus in Chapter 10: "Abandonment Issues" tell Jared his name is?

5. What does Jared like to do with his friends, Kelsey and Blake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Nana Sophia's specific directions for the Christmas money she gives jared in Chapter 9: "Cooking With Ebony"?

2. What has happened to Jared's dog in Chapter 3: "The Food of Worms"?

3. How does Jared seem to win respect from Dylan in Chapter 9: "Cooking With Ebony"?

4. Who are the Jaks, and what is Jared's relationship with them?

5. What do Jared's mom and Richie gift Jared in Chapter 8: "The Christmas Tree Hunt"?

6. What does Ebony Stewart want from Jared in Chapter 9: "Cooking With Ebony", and how does she get it?

7. How can Jared's home life be described in Chapter 21: "Home Alone"?

8. What happens between Jared and Destiny in Chapter 15: "Destiny Knocks"?

9. Why is Richie mad at Jared and acting rudely toward him in Chapter 4: "All Shook Up"?

10. What does Jared learn in Chapter 13: "Oxydipal Complex" his dad has been deceiving him about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the novel, Jared decides to change, but many of his family and friends are not impressed. Write an essay indicating why some people close to Jared react so negatively to Jared’s positive life changes.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast at least two different parent-child relationships in Son Of A Trickster.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think is the main theme in Son Of A Trickster. Be sure to support your analytical claim with support and evidence from the novel.

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