There Are No Children Here Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Alex Kotlowitz
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 141 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

There Are No Children Here Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Alex Kotlowitz
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 141 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does LaJoe hope that Dawn is successful?
(a) so her children can see the benefits of a diploma
(b) so she won't come begging for help
(c) so she can reform Terrance
(d) so Pharoah can do even better than Dawn

2. What prison sentence was given to Jimmie Lee?
(a) life in prison
(b) the maximum term of thirty years
(c) the electric chair
(d) twenty years without parole

3. Who is the son LaJoe is closest to but who disappoints her the most?
(a) Paul
(b) Terrence
(c) Lafeyette
(d) Pharoah

4. How is Bird Leg killed?
(a) run over by a train
(b) eating spoiled food
(c) stabbed in the back
(d) shot in the chest

5. When does Pharoah realize something is wrong?
(a) when Lafeyette starts talking about joining a gang
(b) when they start eating a lot of peanut butter sandwiches
(c) when LaJoe doesn't come home with groceries as usual
(d) when the electricity is shut off

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pharoah love school?

2. Why will Pharaoh not wear his nylon jacket with the Blackhawk logo?

3. What is the name of the young man who entertains outside of Horner Homes?

4. What event caused riots in the area around the Blackhawk stadium?

5. What does Pharoah worry about as he prepares for the contest?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the boys sometimes make money?

2. Describe Pharoah's problem that gets him eliminated from the spelling bee.

3. Describe the emotions of the project boys and the train passengers as a train passes while the boys search for snakes.

4. Describe the relationship between LaJoe and her husband, Paul.

5. What is the quality of Henry Suder Elementary School?

6. Explain the obsession Calvin Robinson has that Lafeyette finds interesting.

7. How is the character of Pharoah developed in the story by how he cannot lie to LaJoe?

8. Describe Pharoah's innate honesty.

9. What is the accusation the local welfare office caseworkers bring against LaJoe?

10. Explain why Lafeyette becomes introverted after the death of Bird Leg.

(see the answer keys)

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