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

3. After Kaziah passes out in the service elevator, who speaks to him?

4. What number does Kassius wear on his jersey on page 207?

5. What type of Fuerza does Maya have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the Turkey Bowl rules?

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

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

4. What does Mr. G tell Fort when Fort comments that some of the stories they have collected are sad?

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

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

7. What concert do Roosevelt and Desmond decide to do next?

8. What is Fuerza?

9. What does West love doing?

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

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 2

The term “Black Boy Joy” was coined by Danielle Young in 2016. What is Black Boy Joy and why is it important?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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