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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. As the die-in part of the protest begins, a list of what will be read?
(a) Crimes.
(b) Names.
(c) Dates.
(d) Times.

2. Which character tells Rashad on Monday about Coach Carney's demand for silence on the matter of Rashad's arrest?
(a) English.
(b) Shannon.
(c) Spoony.
(d) Carlos.

3. In what type of receptacle under his bed did Rashad keep his collection of comic strips?
(a) A cigar box.
(b) A plastic container.
(c) A bucket.
(d) A shoebox.

4. The person who provided comfort to Quinn after his father's death had just recently taken what action at the time?
(a) Joined the police force.
(b) Joined the military.
(c) Graduated from high school.
(d) Graduated from college.

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

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. On Wednesday, Paul asks Quinn if he wants to learn some what?

3. On Wednesday, when Quinn hears people talking about the protest march, he hears someone ask if which character will be there?

4. Quinn uses what color permanent marker in order to construct a tee shirt to wear the day of the protest?

5. Which character encourages Rashad to attend the protest, even if the doctors have not cleared him by then?

Short Essay Questions

1. What catalyst causes Quinn to realize that he is being self-centered in the section entitled Monday?

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

3. What idea do Quinn and English devise together in honor of Rashad?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What item does Rashad give to his mother just before he drifts off to sleep in his hospital bed on Thursday and what is its significance?

10. How does Quinn describe Paul's appearance on Wednesday morning?

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