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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. For what reason does Pop often groan in his sleep?

2. When Miss Garcia asks Deja what she wants for her future, what is Deja's reply?

3. What word does Angel suggest as an alternative to units within the class discussion?

4. What scent does Deja say lingers around all of the students at her new school?

5. What is NOT one way in which Deja describes her old school, in contrast to her new school with its classroom windows overlooking Manhattan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe and analyze the author's use of chapter titles within the novel Towers Falling.

2. Discuss the point of view utilized to tell the story of Towers Falling.

3. What effect does Miss Garcia's guidance have on Deja?

4. What is the effect of Miss Garcia's comment to Deja that if she comes without her homework one more time, Miss Garcia will have to meet with her parents?

5. Explain the significance of Deja's initial reaction to the cultural map in the school hallway.

6. What aspects of Sabeen's home project cause Deja to act out?

7. For what reason does Deja's sympathy for Ben surprise her?

8. What activity will comprise Miss Garcia's students' final element of their unit about 9/11?

9. What type of language does the author use in order to portray Deja, the novel's protagonist?

10. How does Deja introduce herself to her new classmates and what does her choice reveal about her character?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Jewell Parker Rhodes's novel Towers Falling and one of the novel's main messages. How does the author make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help the author get across one main message of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the author's focus on the theme of transformation in the novel Towers Falling. What message is the author sending about change and about one other theme of your choice?

Essay Topic 3

How might Towers Falling be classified as a coming-of-age story?

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