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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. What is Babygirl's favorite movie?

2. Where do Malachi, Emoni, and Angelica go after school in "Three's Company"?

3. How old was Emoni when she learned that you can cry from a happy memory?

4. How long is the bus ride to Emoni's school?

5. What is Angelica eating in "Going Places"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Emoni's favorite class of the day and what is it like?

2. What did Emoni always imagine she would be someday?

3. How does Emoni do in school?

4. How does Emoni describe her neighborhood?

5. What is Babygirl's name and why did Emoni choose that name?

6. In "Catharsis," what is troubling Emoni?

7. What does Emoni say about her father?

8. What does 'Buela say about when Emoni started cooking?

9. What are Emoni's college options?

10. In "Exhaustion," what does Emoni tell Malachi and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rather than using numbers, the author names chapters. How does the author use chapter titles in With the Fire on High? Do the titles reveal what will happen in a chapter? Do they misdirect readers? Do they spoil suspense in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood With the Fire on High, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

Essay Topic 3

Emoni gave a lot of thought to her daughter’s name. Why did Emoni give a lot of thought to her daughter’s name? Why did she not want to give her daughter a name that revealed her ethnicity?

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