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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. Where is Bix's mother?
2. What is the narrator's name?
3. What happens when Jerome calls Braxton Rivers "luck"?
4. Who goes with Jerome one day to play basketball?
5. What is another way Jerome uses to find friends?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is hidden in a grove of trees and what sometimes watches Jerome there?
2. What are two reasons Jerome gives for being the one to tell Bix's story?
3. What are Jerome and his momma told about the new integration regulations?
4. What does Jerome say about making friends?
5. What is the traditional game that Jerome discusses?
6. What does Jerome's momma point out to him one day and how does he react?
7. What other things does Jerome write about this secret court?
8. What does the driver of the grill truck say to Jerome?
9. How is the black team's playing and what interferes with that?
10. What does Jerome want to do in church and what does he decide to do for Bix?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Characters are an important part of what makes The Moves Make the Man interesting. Discuss the following:
1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Jerome. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Bix. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Bix's stepfather. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
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