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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 memory of Tariq does Tyrell think of as he waits for Brick in Chapter 13?
2. What is Redeema's impression of Tariq's father, Terrence?
3. How does Jennica first meet Kimberly?
4. What thought about Tariq is Jennica finding it hard to shake in Chapter 11?
5. What do Brick and Tariq have in common?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Brick ask Sammy when he beckons Sammy to come to his bedroom and shows him all his weapons?
2. What did Tariq and Junior always used to share at lunch when they were in second grade together?
3. Who does Tyrell see in the bathroom at Tariq's funeral and what do the two say to each other?
4. Where does Melody volunteer and what happens when she goes to her volunteer position for the first time after Tariq's death?
5. What activity does Tyrell remember as some of the best times he had with Tariq, Sammy, and Junior when they were younger?
6. What does Brick ask Sammy to do for him regarding Tyrell?
7. What does Jennica say to the reporter who comes to the diner she works at to interview her the second time?
8. What does Tina find in Tariq's room that she knows is dangerous and does not tell anyone about?
9. How does Tina react when her estranged father Terrence Johnson comes to her apartment for the first time after Tariq's funeral?
10. What makes Tyrell so sad about his memories of the day he and Tariq threw water balloons off the top of Tyrell's building?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Tyrell and Junior have an important conversation when Tyrell goes to visit Junior in jail. Write an essay analyzing the possible impact of Junior's and Tyrell's conversation on Tyrell's subsequent interactions with the Kings.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay exploring how Sammy's history with Tariq affects the way he feels about his own actions during Tariq's shooting, citing specific references to the text.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing what conclusion Tyrell seems to come to at the end of the novel about whether or not Tariq was a member of the Kings and how that conclusion seems to affect his opinion of Tariq and of their friendship.
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