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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 kind of cafe does Socrates go to?

2. What did the man hit with his car?

3. What does Socrates want to buy from Blackbird?

4. What does Socrates try to set alight?

5. What kind of help does Socrates think he may need?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Socrates blame businessmen for corruption?

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

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

6. Why is Socrates concerned about his job?

7. What does Socrates tell Shreve in the cafe?

8. What does Theresa's mother say in her letter to Socrates?

9. Why can Socrates not wave goodbye to Right?

10. What does Socrates tell Theresa in his letter to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme:

1) Setting

2) Point of view

3) Structure

4) Language

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does Mosley use character and setting to express these themes?

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