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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 is Jacqueline's nickname?
2. What was the name of James' stepfather?
3. Who does James interview in his book?
4. Where did James' mother spend most of her adult life?
5. In what city of Virginia does Hunter's cousin live?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Chapter 2 written in italics?
2. What happens to James when his mother forgets to pick him up from kindergarten?
3. Describe James' brother, Dennis.
4. How did Ruth and her family live in America when they first arrived?
5. How does the 1960s black power affect James in Chapter 3?
6. Why does James hit the boy he meets on the bus?
7. What does Ruth say about her parents' marriage in Chapter 3?
8. How does Ruth's friend, Frances, support her?
9. Describe the household James was brought up in.
10. How do things begin to go downhill for James when Hunter Jordan dies?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine what the following generations experienced during their time in America:
1) Ruth's grandparents
2) Ruth's parents
3) Ruth and her siblings
4) James and his siblings
Essay Topic 2
Look at the structure of the book.
1) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's ideas?
2) Examine the way McBride uses other people in the story to express his ideas.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss differences between the novel and autobiography formats. What are the main elements of a novel? What are the main elements of an autobiography? What can novelists express that an autobiographer cannot? How can autobiographies keep to the facts while still maintaining a level of entertainment?
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