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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 effect does Tupac's imprisonment have on him?

2. Where does Jayjones say black men cannot be caught?

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

4. Where did Tash play piano before going to prison?

5. Where does D tell them they are going?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Tash tell Jayjones about crime?

4. 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?

5. What does Tash ask Jayjones and what does Tash say is the first thing he is going to do when he leaves prison?

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

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

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

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

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

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

The narrator has a reputation as a brainy nerd and the other kids tease her about her intelligence. The narrator is usually quiet and reserved and always has her nose in a book.

1. Why do you think an intelligent student would be teased by other students? Discuss the reasons in depth using examples from the book and your own life.

2. Do you think intelligent girls are teased more than boys? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Quiet students who are always reading are more intelligent than than others. Defend or refute this statement in depth. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

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