On the Come Up Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Angie Thomas
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 168 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

On the Come Up Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Angie Thomas
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 168 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 is the pastor at Bri's church?

2. What nickname do some of Jay's friends, like aunt Gina, call Bri?

3. Who goes with Aunt Pooh and Bri to Bri's first recording session in Chapter Eight?

4. What activity does Malik often immerse himself in?

5. In Chapter One, why does Bri's teacher ask her to stay back to speak with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter One, how does Bri feel about teachers at Midtown School of the Arts comparing her to her brother Trey, who graduated before her?

2. In Chapter Nine, how does Bri's grandmother find out about Bri being thrown to the ground at school by Long and Tate?

3. In Chapter Two, how does Bri feel when DJ Hype announces that she is the rapper Lawless's (Law's) daughter?

4. In Chapter One, what call is Bri waiting for and why is it so important to her?

5. In Chapter Two, what is one of the big reasons Bri wants to really make it as a hip-hop star/rapper?

6. In Chapter Two, why does Bri tell Aunt Pooh she is worried about Jay, Bri's mother?

7. In Chapter Three, what insult does Bri throw back at Milez in The Ring that reflects one of the big rules of The Ring she suspects he has broken?

8. In Chapter Seven, why is Bri so upset that Aunt Pooh leaves before Bri records her song?

9. In Chapter Nine, why does Bri feel she has to split her Sundays at church between sitting with Jay and sitting with her grandmother?

10. In Chapter Nine, what does Bri's grandmother indirectly accuse Jay of at church on Sunday that enrages both Bri and Jay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how Miles's decision to embrace who he is, against his father Supreme's wishes, affects Bri's own choices about her ownership of her artistic path and career.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing how Bri feels when she hears very young children in her neighborhood, The Garden, reciting her lyrics from On the Come Up. How does that experience seem to change Bri's opinions on the direction she wants to take her music in?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the dynamics of Jay's and Pooh's relationship - two sisters who love each other but who experience tensions and problems between them. Why does Jay refuse to accept Pooh's offer of financial assistance after she loses her job, and why does Jay later refuse to post bail for Pooh?

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