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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. What action does Mrs. Tracey take when she talks to the class about Rashad's arrest and assault?
(a) She faints.
(b) She cries.
(c) She prays.
(d) She kneels down.

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) Carlos.
(d) Spoony.

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

4. What is Rashad's mother's main emotion concerning the violent arrest of her son Rashad?
(a) Anger.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Numbness.
(d) Confusion.

5. In which part of the hospital does Mrs. Fitzgerald work?
(a) The reception area.
(b) The cafeteria.
(c) The morgue.
(d) The gift shop.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many times does Quinn punch Guzzo during their fight on Thursday?

3. Where is Rashad when he receives a note from Chief Killabrew on Wednesday?

4. Rashad's father tells him on Wednesday that he shot Darnell Shackleford it turned out that he was reaching for what item in his backpack?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the source of the gratitude Quinn feels toward Paul in relation to past events?

2. Who is Clarissa?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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