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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 emotion does Jamal feel whenever he has the gun?
2. Who mocks Jamal when he returns to class from the principal's office?
3. What is Jamal asked to do when he comes to paint the sets?
4. Where does Jamal like to go to draw?
5. Why does Tito join the gang?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jamal do to intimidate Dwayne and ultimately win the fight?
2. What is Tito worried about when he sees that Jamal brought the gun to school, and how does Jamal calm him down?
3. Who does Randy want Jamal to talk to, and how does Mama feel about this?
4. Why does Jamal not want to be like his brother?
5. How much money does Mama need to raise at the beginning of the book, and what is it for?
6. What does the Principal threaten to do to Jamal if his behavior does not improve?
7. What does Jamal do after he is badly beaten in his fight with Dwayne?
8. What does Dwayne do after his first fight with Jamal?
9. What kind of climate does Tito want to live in and why?
10. How does Jamal feel when he gets home after his meeting with the Scorpions?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?
Essay Topic 2
Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?
Essay Topic 3
This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might the author have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?
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