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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. On what day are Neeka and the narrator outside?

2. In Chapter 4, what regret does the narrator's mother express?

3. Why does the narrator call Neeka's second brother a queen?

4. What does the narrator think Mama is thinking of when Mama looks sadly out the window?

5. In Chapter 1, what are the girls doing in the beginning of the chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jayjones bring home for the girls to eat and what does he say to D about the food?

2. What do the narrator and Neeka envy about D and what does Neeka ask D to bring the next time she comes?

3. What does the narrator and her mother discuss from the newspaper in Chapter 6 and what do they decide?

4. What does Tupac's death make the narrator think about and what is the rest of the book about?

5. What does the narrator think about Tupac and the song "Brenda's Got a Baby"?

6. What does the narrator's mother question her about concerning D, what is the narrator's response and then her mother's response to the narrator's answer?

7. Why does Jayjones arrive at the house breathless in Chapter 5?

8. What are the narrator and Neeka trying to teach the younger children and how does that end?

9. Who is D's foster mother, what is she like, and why does D obey her?

10. What are D, the narrator, and Neeka doing in the opening of Chapter 1 and what is "Brenda's Got a Baby" about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a number of interesting questions raised by this book. Questions that most likely Butler wanted the readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the author's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Woodson's probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

Essay Topic 2

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think After Tupac and D Foster is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 3

Neeka's other brother is named Tash. The narrator calls him a "Queen" and a "sissy from day one", indicating he is a homosexual. Neeka and the narrator find the rampant homophobic lyrics in some rap songs hard to listen to, considering they love Tash.

1. What do you think are the causes of homophobia? Discuss your opinion in depth using examples from the book and your own life.

2. Tash causes his problems by being too open with his life style. He should act more masculine. Defend or refute this statement. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Do you think discrimination against gays should be against the law? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

4. Do you think song writers should be able to say hateful things about a group of people, whether they are black or old or gay or female? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

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