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

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 - Hard

Alex Kotlowitz
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 141 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Buy the There Are No Children Here Lesson Plans
Name: _________________________ Period: ___________________

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bird Leg's cousin, Rickey, is full of rage. Why?

2. After Urica's testimony, how long does it take the jury to find Lawrence Jackson guilty of murder?

3. When does Pharoah realize something is wrong?

4. What is Pharoah entered in at school?

5. Who is the teacher Lafeyette likes a great deal?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does a policeman treat Lafeyette in the stadium parking lot?

2. What are some of the serious problems with the construction of the Henry Horner homes?

3. Explain the friendship between Pharoah and Rickey.

4. Describe Pharoah's innate honesty.

5. Describe LaJoe in one or two sentences.

6. How does LaJoe's house become overcrowded?

7. How do the boys sometimes make money?

8. How are Dawn and Demetrius singled out and publicized?

9. Describe Pharoah's secret place.

10. Explain what happens to Bird Leg.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay entitled "Kick the Dog." Begin with a story about a man who was harassed at work all day. When he comes home, the dog greets him with its tail wagging. The man, unable to fight back at work, takes his anger out by kicking the innocent dog. Using LaJoe and Lafeyette as examples, write your paper about how people often take out their frustrations of innocent and often helpless people.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about political and criminal abuse of the poor, the uneducated, and the elderly. Explain why these people are so vulnerable to scams and oppression. Compare the scam artists who bilked LaJoe out of her deposit money for a new house to the corrupt politicians who allowed the projects to fall victim of disrepair and lawlessness. Include examples of whole political systems which allow starvation and genocide to go on among their people.

Essay Topic 3

Now that you have read the book, THERE ARE NO CHILDREN HERE, write a paper about what you now know about the lives of people living in poverty. Why is the gang culture so prevalent in slum areas and ghettos? Discuss whether your attitudes have been altered about people living in poverty.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 920 words
(approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page)
Buy the There Are No Children Here Lesson Plans
Copyrights
BookRags
There Are No Children Here from BookRags. (c)2024 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.