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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 the narrator say is the loudest sound in the world?

2. How does Tash refer to himself?

3. For how long is Tupac sentenced?

4. What happens to the narrator and Neeka in May?

5. How does Tash's recklessness get him in trouble?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How was Tash as far as dating and who did he fall for right before he went to prison, what was the man like and what did Tash convince himself about the man?

4. What does Tash tell Jayjones about crime?

5. What did Sly and a friend of his do to Tash and Randall?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Neeka's family enter the prison and how do they feel about the guards?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is clear the girls love Tupac because he "speaks their language." He speaks about issues that affect them or people they know, such as racism, poverty, teen pregnancy, and the complicated nature of the relationship between mother and child.

1. This book takes place in the middle 1990's. Do you think racism is still a big issue in America at that time? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own opinion to support your answer.

2. Discuss the correlation between poverty and teen pregnancy. This may require research. Use examples from the book and your own opinion to support your answer.

3. Why do you think the relationship between a mother and her child or children is complicated? Use examples from the book and your own opinion to support your answer.

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

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.

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