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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 is the name of the telepath on Team Glitch on page 209?

2. What type of pattern is on the sketch of a suit that Malcolm has created in "The Gender Reveal"?

3. Where does Kassius ask Maya to go with him on page 220?

4. When Des and Roosevelt head to the Juice Box Squad concert, how much emergency money does he give each of them?

5. What is Kel's mother's favorite song by Earth Wind and Fire in "But Also, Jazz"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kel say about funerals in "But Also, Jazz"?

2. Where does Keziah find himself after he gets on a service elevator?

3. What does Desmond wear to the Juice Box Squad and why?

4. In "The Gender Reveal," who is Janet Jacobs?

5. What does Janet say about Malcolm's fashion sense in "The Gender Reveal"?

6. Why did Roosevelt agree to go to Juice Box Squad with Desmond?

7. How do Keziah and Adanna get off the Stonehound?

8. In "But Also, Jazz," what does Pastor Sweat want Brandon to do?

9. Where does CJ Walker find himself after he flies for 2.7 seconds?

10. What is Fuerza?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Black Boy Joy is a collection of stories. Pick three stories from the novel and explain what the genre is for each story.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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