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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 does Brenda do with her baby in a song?

2. Why does the narrator's mother question her about D?

3. What is D's biggest dream?

4. In what condition is Jayjones when he arrives?

5. What does the narrator wonder about Tupac and the song about Brenda?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Neeka's mother like, what is her name and how does she feel about D when she first meets D?

2. What does D say looking at Tupac does to her?

3. What does D say is the reason she loves Tupac and how do the narrator and Neeka feel about what she says?

4. For what does the narrator have a reputation?

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

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

8. Who is Jayjones, why is he known at school and what does he want to do with his life?

9. What other children are in Neeka's family and how many of them are there?

10. What do the narrator and Neeka dream about when they listen to Tupac's music and how old are they?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mama is reading a newspaper article about the trial of Tupac, in which the rapper is accused of sexually abusing a young woman. Mama and the narrator agree that Tupac is innocent of the charges against him and that the judge and jury are being overly harsh because of racism and because of the "thug" lifestyle portrayed in Tupac's music.

1. Do you think in real life innocent people are convicted of crimes they have not done and sent to prison? Why or why not? Discuss your opinion in depth using examples from the book and your own life.

2. Discuss, in depth, with examples, why you think or do not think the court system is influenced by racism.

3. There have been a number of sexual abuse or rape charges against well known or wealthy men. With research, discuss your opinion as to whether wealthy or well known men are generally not convicted as often as ordinary citizens. Use examples from your research to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

The narrator doesn't know who her own father is, either. Mama expresses regret for the narrator not having a father. Some days Mama looks sadly out the window, and the narrator can tell she's thinking of what could have been.

1. Do you think most of the characters in this book regret something in their past? Discuss your opinion in depth using examples from the book.

2. How do you think not knowing her father has affected the narrator's life and her feelings about herself and others? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Do you think dwelling on the past and what might have been can negatively impact the present? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss After Tupac and D Foster based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if After Tupac and D Foster is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the fact that After Tupac and D Foster is a youth book changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.

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