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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 the narrator's mother like?

2. In what condition is Jayjones when he arrives?

3. What do Neeka and the narrator hear on the radio?

4. What does Neeka think Jayjones should do?

5. When was the first time Tupac was shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What other children are in Neeka's family and how many of them are there?

2. What does Jayjones tell the girls about him and Tupac?

3. What do the narrator and Neeka dream about when they listen to Tupac's music and how old are they?

4. How long has the narrator known Neeka and how did they meet D?

5. What does Jayjones bring home for the girls to eat and what does he say to D about the food?

6. Who is Jayjones, why is he known at school and what does he want to do with his life?

7. What does D say looking at Tupac does to her?

8. Who is D's foster mother, what is she like, and why does D obey her?

9. What is Neeka's mother like, what is her name and how does she feel about D when she first meets D?

10. What does the narrator think about Tupac and the song "Brenda's Got a Baby"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think After Tupac and D Foster is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

The narrator has a reputation as a brainy nerd and the other kids tease her about her intelligence. The narrator is usually quiet and reserved and always has her nose in a book.

1. Why do you think an intelligent student would be teased by other students? Discuss the reasons in depth using examples from the book and your own life.

2. Do you think intelligent girls are teased more than boys? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Quiet students who are always reading are more intelligent than than others. Defend or refute this statement in depth. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Miss Irene mildly objects to her son Tash's "fabulous" and outrageously effeminate behavior, wishing to spare her younger children from his influence. Tash only wishes to be who is he is and not hide. This creates a moment of tension in the narrative. But in the end, Miss Irene's love for her son overcomes her objections. Tash's injustice is borne more from homophobia than racism, providing another dimension to the discussion of discrimination.

1. Do you think Tash's behavior influences his younger brothers and sister? Why or why not? Use examples from After Tupac and D Foster to illustrate and support your answer.

2. Discuss your agreement with one of the following statements, using examples from the book to support your discussion:

Tash behaving as he does indicates he is emotionally and mentally healthy for accepting himself as he is.

Tash behaving as he does is inconsiderate of his mother's feelings and a negative example for his younger siblings.

3. Discuss the mental and emotional effects on a person who has to hide who he/she is. Use examples from After Tupac and D Foster to illustrate and support your answer.

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