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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 has Jerome seen his partner before?
2. Who does Jerome discover at the basketball court?
3. What does Jerome notice about Bix's clothes?
4. What question does Jerome ask Bix that Bix challenges?
5. Who tests the winning pie(s)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Bix do in the Home Economics class that is disturbing?
2. What is Jerome surprised to see when he arrives at the basketball court?
3. How does Jerome's lantern come to be called Spin Light?
4. How is Jerome's Home Economics class helping him and what are his brothers' reactions?
5. How does Jerome win a lantern?
6. What does Jerome look forward to in his Home Economics class, and what surprises him when he arrives there?
7. How does Bix make steps towards a friendship with Jerome?
8. Where does Jerome find a new place to practice basketball?
9. What does Jerome tell his momma about Bix and what is her response?
10. What does Bix's stepfather say about Bix's relationship to Bix's mother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Mr. Egglestobbs, comments that Jerome is deceiving himself is a manifestation of the novel's thematic concentration on issues of honesty vs. truth. Here it's important to note that while the portrayal of the character is essentially a comic one, there is truth in what he says - Jerome really is deceiving himself, if he believes merit and skill alone will get him a place on the basketball team.
1. Discuss why you think Jerome is deceiving himself about basketball. Use examples from The Moves Make the Man and your own life to support your answer.
2. Do you think merit and skill should be able to overcome prejudice? Why or why not? Use examples from The Moves Make the Man and your own life to support your answer.
3. Discuss, in depth, how some people will actually rather hurt themselves then to let go of prejudice. For example, the coach rather let the team lose a player, (Jerome), who could help them win a championship, than to let go of his prejudice. Use examples from The Moves Make the Man and your own life to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss one of the following:
1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in The Moves Make the Man. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?
2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in The Moves Make the Man. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?
3. Trace and analyze the theme of truth in The Moves Make the Man. Consider also the theme of lying as opposed to truth and what truths are presented.
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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