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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 Darryl say kills him in his dream?

2. What is Socrates found guilty of?

3. Who agrees to take Darryl in their home?

4. What is the name of Socrates' boss?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Socrates do with the reward money?

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Socrates concerned about his job?

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

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

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

10. Why did Socrates break the driver's nose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Mosely wrote ALWAYS OUTNUMBERED, ALWAYS OUTGUNNED in 1997. Choose one of the following options and discuss how African Americans' lives have improved since then.

1) Living conditions.

2) Representation in the media.

3) Employment.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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