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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. Who does Tyrell meet in the bathroom at Tariq's funeral?

2. What does Rosalita do to comfort Redeema in Chapter 8?

3. What did Junior show to Tariq as soon as he oathed in with the Kings?

4. Besides, her mother, who does Tina ask for to help her when she hurts herself in Chapter 10?

5. What is wrong with Sheila when Melody goes to see her in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Tariq and Brick have in common that was the basis of their unique bond?

2. What makes Tyrell so sad about his memories of the day he and Tariq threw water balloons off the top of Tyrell's building?

3. What did Tariq and Junior always used to share at lunch when they were in second grade together?

4. What does Redeema tell Vernesha about letting Terrence back into their lives?

5. Who does Tyrell see in the bathroom at Tariq's funeral and what do the two say to each other?

6. How does Jennica feel several days after Tariq's shooting?

7. Who does the knife that Tina found in Tariq's room really belong to?

8. What activity does Tyrell remember as some of the best times he had with Tariq, Sammy, and Junior when they were younger?

9. What does Brick ask Sammy to do for him regarding Tyrell?

10. In Chapter 11, what does Brick insist that Tyrell do with him and the rest of the Kings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining when and how Jennica reaches a turning point with her feelings towards Noodle and the Kings. Explain the role Tariq's death had in Jennica's change of heart towards Noodle and the Kings.

Essay Topic 2

On the very first page of this novel, in the section titled The Incident, Magoon writes that there are few known facts surrounding the shooting death of Tariq Johnson. However, it becomes clear in the following pages that there are six separate eyewitnesses to the crime. Write an essay explaining why the known facts about Tariq's death are so few despite the fact that so many eyewitnesses were present.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two characters who have exact opposite opinions about one of the most critical issues concerning the night Tariq was shot - whether or not Tariq had a gun in his hand at the time of his death - and write an essay explaining why each of the characters seems absolutely sure that what he or she saw was correct.

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