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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. Quinn recalls that Paul once made a big deal about the shifting demographics of Springfield, saying that the city had been 84% white how many years before?
(a) 30.
(b) 15.
(c) 50.
(d) 60.

2. When Rashad ventures out of his hospital room, he takes the elevator and then visits what part of the hospital?
(a) The arcade.
(b) The vending machine area.
(c) The gift shop.
(d) The cafeteria.

3. Quinn recalls which character providing him with a great deal of comfort after the loss of his father?
(a) Paul.
(b) Guzzo.
(c) Jill.
(d) Dwyer.

4. Quinn and which character decide to rename the basketball play called 'the fist' after Rashad?
(a) English.
(b) Coach Carter.
(c) Carlos.
(d) Rashad.

5. On Wednesday, when Quinn hears people talking about the protest march, he hears someone ask if which character will be there?
(a) The mayor.
(b) Spoony.
(c) Rashad.
(d) The superintendent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two items does Rashad tell his mother are the two most important items she needs to bring for his hospital stay?

2. Rashad begins to experience which symptom of PTSD on Wednesday?

3. Quinn meets Jill at the tag that says 'Rashad is Absent Again Today', which is located near what feature of the school's campus?

4. What is Rashad's mother's main emotion concerning the violent arrest of her son Rashad?

5. Which character visits Rashad unexpectedly at seven in the morning on Wednesday?

Short Essay Questions

1. With what type of medium does Rashad's part of the section entitled Tuesday begin?

2. What is the relationship between Quinn and Jill?

3. What items did Rashad collect for years, amassing the items in a shoebox beneath his bed?

4. When Quinn arrives at school on Monday, what topic is dominating the students' conversations?

5. What does the black marker symbolize within the section entitled Thursday?

6. What event or influence led Rashad to change his drawing style after entering high school?

7. In what way does the motif of dreams appear within the opening passages of the section entitled Wednesday?

8. In what way does Quinn have mixed feelings about the sentiment he sees written in front of his high school on Tuesday morning?

9. What sentiment does Quinn see on the concrete in front of the school's front steps when he arrives there on Tuesday?

10. From which character does Rashad receive a note while he is still in the hospital on Wednesday and how does he feel about it?

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