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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 throws a party for Luvenia?

2. What does Mr. Deets promise to do for Luvenia after she has been fired?

3. Why does Tommy not want to go to Johnson City State College?

4. What did Robert buy at an auction?

5. What does Luvenia say Mr. Deets never does for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sheriff Moser say to the Klan demonstrators?

2. What does Reverend McKinnon plan to say in his press conference?

3. Who is Bobby Joe, and what does he do to Tommy?

4. What happens after Luvenia's scheme with Florenz, and why?

5. What happens to the ticket money given to Shep to get to the family reunion?

6. What makes Malcolm feel that he is finally on his way in life?

7. What does Luvenia say the difference between black people and Negroes is?

8. Why is Malcolm so grateful to his great-aunt?

9. What does Shep blame for his addiction to drugs?

10. What happens to Glory Field after the family reunion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

Muhammad is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

How is the time-line of this plot different from most books, and how does it affect the tone and progression of the plot?

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