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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 Jayjones say happens to black men in the wrong places?

2. To what does the narrator relate Tupac's arrest?

3. What does D learn that the court system has done?

4. What does the narrator say about D's mother?

5. Who is Tash?

Short Essay Questions

1. What shocks Neeka and the narrator while listening to music and preparing for Tash's welcome home party? What do they learn about D?

2. What does Tash look like when he comes into the visitation area and how does he act?

3. What does Jayjones explain to the younger children about what blacks need to do to stay out of trouble?

4. What does Tash tell Jayjones about crime?

5. In Chapter 11, what does D ask the narrator and Neeka if they want to do, what is their response?

6. Who was Tash's music teacher and what did he think of Tash's playing?

7. What do Neeka and the narrator do when they come home after being with D in Chapter 11?

8. What happens to Tupac after he recovers, how does the narrator feel about the evidence and to what does she relate it?

9. What does Neeka complain about on the way to the prison and what does she think she can do about it?

10. What is D's history with foster homes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of After Tupac and D Foster, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements (They may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast the characters of the narrator and Neeka. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? What are their strengths and weaknesses? How do those support each other in their friendship? Be specific and give examples.

2. Compare/contrast the characters of the narrator and D. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? What are their strengths and weaknesses? How do those support each other in their friendship? Be specific and give examples.

3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in After Tupac and D Foster how do they drive the plot and what are their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.

Essay Topic 3

Tupac's shooting forced some to dismiss Tupac as a mere "gangster" who was a bad influence on black youth. The narrator saw him as a survivor and a hero. Even when Tupac was jailed and released an album from jail, the narrator admired him for his irrepressible spirit.

1. Why do you think the three girls see Tupac as a hero? Use examples from the book and your own opinion to support your answer.

2. Do you think the lyrics to music can be a bad influence on young people? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own opinion to support your answer.

3. Discuss, in your opinion, how the bill or rights which guarantees free speech applies to songs. Use examples from the book and your own opinion to support your answer.

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