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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. Who does RIght tell Charla he is going south to visit?

2. What does Socrates give Right to eat?

3. Where is Socrates when the police arrest him?

4. Where does Socrates take a bus to in this chapter?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Socrates blame businessmen for corruption?

3. How does Darryl react when Socrates takes him to live with the MacDaniels?

4. What do Socrates and Right do at Dilley's

5. Why is Socrates concerned about his job?

6. How does this chapter show that sometimes violence is necessary?

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

8. Summarize the novel.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1990s? How does Mosley express these concerns?

2) How would Mosley change the novel if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the novel and discuss the goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Aside from the main character, examine the way Mosley uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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