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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. In a story Ronnie told Tom, how old was a little girl who asked her newborn brother what God looked liked?

2. What type of food does Trina invite Tom to share in Chapter 22?

3. Where does Sam remember the two-room apartment he and Ronnie had was when Drew was little?

4. After the children knock over Tom's table and books, what book does Tom look at in Chapter 18?

5. What does a lady buy Tom in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 27, where does Tom reconnect with Jamey?

2. In Chapter 22, what do Trina and Jamey bring home and how did they get it?

3. What story does Tom tell the police after he and Jamey are arrested?

4. What does Tom remember about the apartment he, Ronnie, and Drew had in Salem?

5. What does Trina tell Tom about her mother and living with her nana?

6. What happens when Brian speeds off after Tom talks to him in Chapter 18?

7. What does Tom remember about Drew's birth?

8. Why does Jamey say that he knows how to work?

9. Why does Tom remember that he drove Trina places that she wanted to go?

10. Why does Tom ask Jamey to drive him Amherst?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An adjustable-rate mortgage is a loan where the interest rate fluctuates. What are Tom’s thoughts about adjustable-rate mortgages? Why does he decide he was a fool to get one?

Essay Topic 2

In the first part of Such Kindness, Tom judges Trina and her choices. Why does Tom judge Trina and the choices she has made?

Essay Topic 3

Mood is an element that evokes feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Such Kindness?

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