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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. Whom does Winter receive a letter from in Chapter 11?

2. Where is Santiaga being sent in Chapter 6?

3. Where does Mrs. Santiaga go after jail?

4. How many days does Winter stay in bed at the group home after Santiaga refuses to see her?

5. How much does the lawyer charge Mrs. Santiaga for his services to get her released from jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Winter want from Will in Chapter 9?

2. What does the lawyer tell Winter and her mother after Mrs. Santiaga gets out of jail?

3. What does Winter discover about her father when she takes her mother to visit him in prison?

4. What is Winter's relationship like with her friends in Brooklyn?

5. What is Winter's relationship like with her mother?

6. What is Mrs. Santiaga's first concern after she is released from jail?

7. What are the two most pressing issues facing Santiaga on a regular basis?

8. What is Winter's elaborate plan to celebrate her seventeenth birthday?

9. What is Winter's father like?

10. What is Winter's main concern after her mother returns from the hospital with her disfigured face?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of media and commercial images used throughout the novel. What purpose do they serve? Do they enhance the reader's experience or distract the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Who is the stronger voice for urban youth in this novel, Winter or Sister Souljah? What two contradictory messages are delivered through these two characters? Does Winter serve as a prime example of Sister Souljah's concern for the youth in her city?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss both the narrative tone and structure of this novel and their impact on the reader's experience.

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