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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which year of high school is Quinn at the time of the narrative's events?
(a) Freshman.
(b) Junior.
(c) Sophomore.
(d) Senior.

2. Quinn is often told that he has his father's what type of "looks" (28)?
(a) Rugged.
(b) All-American.
(c) Striking.
(d) Swarthy.

3. In what sport does Rashad hope to win a scholarship so that he can attend college?
(a) Cross Country.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Basketball.

4. For which company does Spoony work?
(a) DMV.
(b) USPS.
(c) FedEx.
(d) UPS.

5. English and Carlos are in which year of high school?
(a) Senior.
(b) Sophomore.
(c) Freshman.
(d) Junior.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rashad's father enters the hospital room, Rashad tells the reader that his father's "normal voice" is also his what "voice" (45)?

2. How many people are in Rashad's hospital room when he wakes up on Sunday?

3. Which character is sitting in a chair next to Rashad's hospital bed when he wakes up the morning after his arrest?

4. When Quinn takes Willy to Mother's Pizza after the game, he looks at the ever-present photograph on the wall. Which of Quinn's family members does the photograph depict?

5. On what side of town does Quinn live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Quinn's family household situation.

2. What type of harrassment has Spoony experienced in the past and why?

3. What does the photograph on the wall of Mother's Pizza symbolize and why?

4. What two positions did Rashad's father David inhabit before he switched to an office job before Rashad's birth?

5. When Rashad wakes up on Saturday, he is told that he has been formally charged with three crimes. What are they?

6. For what reason does Quinn go to Jerry's Corner Store on Friday?

7. What realization does Quinn make about the police officer involved in the melee outside Jerry's Corner Store on Friday?

8. What does Quinn do as he watches a violent scene unfold before him outside of Jerry's Corner Store?

9. What is the symbolism of the bucket of ice water featured in the section entitled Sunday?

10. Who makes it a mission to find video footage of Rashad's violent arrest?

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