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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. What part of Charles' body did Socrates break?

2. What did the man hit with his car?

3. What does Right say he is not afraid of?

4. What would Bruce do if he knew someone who killed two people?

5. What do the gulls on the beach peck at?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Socrates think that Ponzelle started the fire?

2. Why does the ocean remind Socrates of his aunt?

3. How does Socrates talk Right out of killing himself with a gun?

4. What does the bus driver tell Socrates about the lives of colored people?

5. What does Socrates dream about his mother at the end of the chapter?

6. How does Socrates help Roland when he is dying?

7. What does Socrates do with the reward money?

8. How does Socrates stop Philip and his two friends from hurting Darryl?

9. What does Right tell Socrates at the bus stop?

10. What does Bruce tell Socrates he would do if he knew a man that had murdered two people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Socrates' past affected one of the following areas in his life:

1) Work

2) Social life

3) Intimate relationships

4) Family

Essay Topic 2

Write a 500-word essay revolving around one of the following statements:

1) Socrates proves that on such occasions violence is right.

2) Socrates protects Darryl because he sees a bit of himself in him.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Mosley's writing style. How would you describe Mosley's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does Mosley's style give to the story?

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