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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 D ask the narrator and Neeka one Friday night?

2. When does Tash expect to be out?

3. What does the narrator say about the evidence against Tupac for sexual assault?

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

5. What does Neeka want to attain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Neeka say she wants to do when she grows up?

2. What did Tash do at church before he went to prison?

3. What does Tash tell Jayjones about crime?

4. Where does D have the girls get off the bus and how do they feel about entering the place where she has brought them?

5. Where is D going to live and what do the friends vow?

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

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

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

9. How does Miss Irene react to the photographer in Chapter 15?

10. What does the narrator's mother give her for her birthday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think After Tupac and D Foster is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

Chapter eleven is perhaps the most important chapter in the book. Its central event involves the three girls disobeying their mothers' orders not to leave the block. This act is literally and figuratively evidence of maturation. The maturation culminates in a personal transformation Neeka and the narrator feel when they are on the stage of the amphitheater. They announce "We're here!" as if proclaiming their entrance into adulthood. Examining the symbolism of the setting, the girls have finally gone from mere onlookers in life to the doers, the actors, on stage.

1. Discuss, in depth, the symbolism in the scene from the amphitheater. Use examples from After Tupac and D Foster to illustrate and support your answer.

2. Why do you think the narrator and Neeka disobeying their mothers might be evidence of maturation? Students may consider the act of baby birds flying from the nest. Use examples from After Tupac and D Foster to illustrate and support your answer.

3. Why do you think the narrator said she felt "whole" for the first time when the girls were at the amphitheater? Use examples from After Tupac and D Foster to illustrate and support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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