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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. How does the counselor respond to Jerome's choice of schedule change?
2. Who has to sign Jerome's drop form?
3. What is another way Jerome uses to find friends?
4. What is one class Jerome mentions he enjoys?
5. What is the narrator's name?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who accompanies Jerome to the basketball court one day and how does Jerome feel about that?
2. What is Jerome doing the night he meets Bix?
3. What does Jerome say about the white sports league versus the black one?
4. Who is going to be the other boy in Jerome's Home Economics class and what does the school counselor say about him?
5. What other things does Jerome write about this secret court?
6. Describe Jerome's attempt to be accepted on the basketball team.
7. What does Jerome want to do in church and what does he decide to do for Bix?
8. What does Jerome say about the situation about attending Chestnut Street Junior High School, and how does his momma react?
9. What does Jerome's momma point out to him one day and how does he react?
10. How does Jerome describe his momma?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Moves Make the Man belongs to the young adult novel genre. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the young adult novel genre.
2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.
3. What do you think is the difference between a young adult novel and a historical novel mystery?
Essay Topic 2
Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:
1. Fully explain why you think The Moves Make the Man is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?
2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.
3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.
4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the following:
1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?
2. Analyze and discuss The Moves Make the Man based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if The Moves Make the Man is a successful novel.
3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider The Moves Make the Man a successful novel? What about young teens?
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