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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. What color is the floor on page 153?

3. About how long is the train on Malcolm's outfit for his birthday party in "The Gender Reveal"?

4. When Taye comes to see CJ, how long has it been since CJ has been in the same room as someone who was not his mother?

5. What color is Grandpa Charlie's plane?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Taye get CJ and Haru to do when everything closes down?

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

4. How is the first birthday suit like that Malcolm sketched in "The Gender Reveal" different from the one he is making?

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

6. Why is Grandpa Charlie like Superman to Wes?

7. How does everyone react when Malcolm does his gender reveal?

8. What does West love doing?

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

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

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

In “Coping,” CJ Walker deals with fear and frustration. How does CJ Walker deal with fear and frustration? How does he learn to cope with those feelings?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in in stories in Black Boy Joy to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand characters, emotions, and ideas?

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