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Maurice Carlos Ruffin
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

We Cast a Shadow Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Maurice Carlos Ruffin
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which of the following is Octavia’s mansion?
(a) Boulevard of Broken Dreams.
(b) Avenue of Streetcars.
(c) Court of Bouillon.
(d) Street of Desire.

2. Which of the following does the narrator report having dated in high school?
(a) Shanequa.
(b) Araminta.
(c) Sharane.
(d) Scheherazade.

3. To which of the following does Nigel compare the fabric in the trees at Shanksted?
(a) Dracula.
(b) Stuck-up people.
(c) Strung-up people.
(d) Banshees.

4. Which of the following is the city whence Crooked Crown comes?
(a) Dover.
(b) Arlington.
(c) Annapolis.
(d) Baltimore.

5. To which of the following does the narrator compare Penny?
(a) A crow.
(b) A dove.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A hawk.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does the narrator compare the fabric in the trees at Shanksted?

2. Which of the following does the narrator note used to live where he, Penny, and Nigel do?

3. In which of the following buildings of the Tiko does Supercargo live?

4. Which of the following does the narrator note having taught Supercargo?

5. In which of the following buildings of the Tiko does the narrator note having lived?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator note that Penny and his mother regarded each other initially?

2. What explanation is given for the hotbox at Shanksted?

3. What incident leads to the acknowledgement that Nigel is the best cook among himself, Penny, and the narrator?

4. What prompts Nigel’s retreat into the art-supply closet at his school?

5. How does the narrator report that Dinah pranked him early in her career?

6. What reasons does the narrator express for seeking Jo Jo’s help with Octavia’s campaign?

7. What does the narrator note had been done to the face of his bellhop at Shanksted?

8. What problems does the narrator note in the Shanksted map?

9. What is the basic plan the narrator and Jo Jo have to get material for Octavia’s campaign?

10. What options does the narrator outline for answering a question about his opinion as “the onliest black guy in the room” (8)?

(see the answer keys)

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