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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. When Cornell is studying with a friend oin page 22, what does he get for them to drink?

2. On page 18, where is Cornell's mother on a business trip?

3. What does Rod think the air smells like on Trilark?

4. What did Dylan have in the cafe at the Natural History Museum?

5. How much chili powder does Jevon Lawrence put in his Peanut Butter Cookies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the space beings Rod sees before the race on Trilark?

2. How should jeans be ironed in "First-Day Fly"?

3. What do the Trilarkians look like?

4. Who is Noah Nguyen?

5. In "First-Day Fly," why did the main character get sent to the principal's office?

6. What does Mbalia do when he is happy?

7. What does Dylan write about his mom and remebering her?

8. What does Cornell's mother do for a living?

9. What does Ms. Wallace tell Rod that his parents do and where they are?

10. Why does Mbalia dislike watching the news?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Percival moves from Trinidad to the U.S. in "Percival and the Jab." How does he try to change his identity with the move? How and why does Percival strive to fit in in the U.S. and act like an American? How does he learn that he can embrace both cultures? How does that realization affect his identity?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe people in a narrative and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe individuals, places, and things. Pick two or three chapters in Black Boy Joy and explain how imagery is used to help readers imagine the worlds characters inhabit.

Essay Topic 3

Big Mac sets up a competition between his grandsons to be held after he dies in “The McCoy Game.” What is Big Mac’s goal for the competition?

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