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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. Where was Clyde sent to after the incident?

2. Who does Stony think they should tell about Petis?

3. What color dress and hat is the woman in the picture wearing?

4. What is the name of the diner Socrates visits?

5. What is the couple doing across the street?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Darryl think it would be a good idea to join a gang?

2. Why does Socrates want to talk to Petis?

3. What does Socrates say he thinks about killing?

4. What imaginary conversations does Socrates sometimes have with Charles?

5. What do Socrates and Darryl say that Darryl's dream is about?

6. Why does Ralphie anger Socrates?

7. Why was Socrates in prison?

8. What does Socrates dream about in this chapter?

9. What is the dream that Darryl keeps on having?

10. Why does Socrates go out into the alleyway?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What major events had a profound effect on Socrates' life and how did they change him? What does Socrates still have to learn by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Socrates' character across the whole series.

1) How does Mosley develop Socrates' character across the whole series?

2) What new elements does ALWAYS OUTNUMBERED, ALWAYS OUTGUNNED add to Socrates' character?

Essay Topic 3

Mosley writes ALWAYS OUTNUMBERED, ALWAYS OUTGUNNED in the third person. Why do you think Mosley chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if Mosley wrote it in the first person?

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