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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 are the official Juke Box Soda colors?

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

3. How long did it take Mr. G to learn to handle the net that Fort is already handling with a flourish?

4. When Keziah wakes, how many men in work overalls are with his parents and the estate agent?

5. In "The Griot of Grover Street: Part Two," what does Fort see inside the jar?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Kassius throw the Turkey Bowl?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Fuerza?

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

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. How are first-person, second-person, and third-person points of view used in the stories? How do these points of view influence what you know about events and characters? Do any of these points of view make it easier to identify with the main characters?

Essay Topic 2

Des is preoccupied with being cool in “The Definition of Cool.” What does Des learn about being cool and being your own person?

Essay Topic 3

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

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