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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 number is Keziah assigned when he gets off the service elevator?

2. What do CJ, Taye, and Haru deliver when everything shuts down?

3. What color is the floor on page 153?

4. How many grades above Mikkel was Tre in "But Also, Jazz"?

5. What are the names of men Desmond talks to in the bathroom at the Juice Box Squad who are with their great-grandkids at the concert?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. The last time that Maya got in trouble on page 208, what was her punishment?

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

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

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

6. What does West love doing?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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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