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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. How many singers beside DJ Amplified are in the Juice Box Squad?

2. How many children do Grandpa Charlie and Grandma Betty have?

3. What was the soldier number for George Salinger, Grandpa Charlie's best friend during combat?

4. What are the official Juke Box Soda colors?

5. What time of day does CJ see Taye soar over a stairwell on her skateboard without dropping a bag of groceries she is carrying?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does West love doing?

3. Why is Grandpa Charlie like Superman to Wes?

4. Why does Grandpa Charlie tell Wes that he would like to be like him?

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

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

7. Why does Mr. G think Fort will learn about the Between quickly?

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

9. By Wednesday, how is Brandon struggling in "But Also, Jazz"?

10. In "But Also, Jazz," what does Kel feel as he watches his mother and aunty dancing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. G. tells Fort that Joy involves balance. How does joy involve balance? Why is balance important to experiencing joy?

Essay Topic 2

Dylan grieves for his mother in “Extinct.” How does Dylan relate her loss to things he knows and understands?

Essay Topic 3

Slang is an informal way of speaking. How do characters use slang in the stories in Black Boy Joy? What does the use of slang reveal about the characters?

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