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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. As which of the following does Cee describe her voice?

2. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

3. The man in the movie theater’s breath smells to C of which of the following?

4. Which of the following words does Cee assume her father would say about her brother’s condition?

5. To which of the following does C compare Wayne?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what does C’s father ascribe the assistance given him in his search?

2. To what do Cee’s parents apply themselves while their children play at the beach?

3. Why does Cee assert a mixed-race person is supposed to be pretty?

4. With what moniker does C describe the early attendees of her mother’s events?

5. How do Cee and her mother change their speech after her father leaves?

6. What is the “gorgeous idiotic thing” Caleb does (67)?

7. For what reasons does C accuse Reena and her friends of racism?

8. What game do Cee and her brother play before they go swimming for the last time?

9. How do Cee and her high school friends distinguish themselves?

10. What is Reena’s summer job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The front matter remarks that portions of the novel were previously published. Which portions were, and how does the present text of the novel indicate as much?

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

Essay Topic 3

Sources attest to the presence of The Furrows on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

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