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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 Jordan sentenced to after the trial?

2. Where does Rob usually sleep while his father is working?

3. What does Jordan like to buy for Tiger?

4. How does Rob die?

5. Who calls regularly to check on Gerald while Jordan is out of the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gerald trip over while trying to get Angel out of the fire, and when does he realize this?

2. What ruins Angel's happiness about her honor in the dance class?

3. How does Monique get injured?

4. What does Monique realize at the end of the book?

5. How does Rob die?

6. How is Gerald able to get the police in to arrest Jordan?

7. How does the basketball team show their friendship to Gerald?

8. How does Gerald like to get to his basketball games, and why?

9. Why does Andy feel inferior around his friends?

10. What does B.J. do for the basketball team, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Kiara was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence- however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

What does Gerald gain through his time on the basketball team and why is it so good for him?

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