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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 does Hogan own?

2. What does Socrates see Charles collect around Watts?

3. What is Burke dying of?

4. Who invites Socrates over for dinner?

5. Who does Folger say is trying to steal everything?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Socrates think about the dog paw prints around him when he wakes up on the beach?

3. Why does Socrates stay at home during the riots?

4. Why does Roland not like Socrates?

5. What does Socrates have to do in return for no jail time?

6. Summarize the novel.

7. How does Socrates build up Darryl's confidence after the fight with Philip?

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

9. What does Socrates tell Shreve in the cafe?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Socrates make a good leader? How has he developed his leadership skills over the years? Why do the men trust Socrates judgment more than their own?

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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