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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 old is Nivia?

2. In "The Ingredient," what was stuck to Big Boy's head when he came up from the water at the pool?

3. What is the name of the girl Myron thinks Cam should focus on?

4. What was Cassie doing at the football game when she saw Tessa in "Out of the Silence"?

5. What do Joni's parents do for a living in "Oreo"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Nana Paulette live in "Oreo"?

2. What conversation do Joni and Junior have in "Oreo"?

3. Where do Shawn, DeMarcus, and Amir go after work and why?

4. When Zoboi immigrated to the U.S. as a child, how was she accepted by the Black and Latinx kids in her Brooklyn neighborhood?

5. What does DeMarcus wear in "Black.Nerd. Problems."?

6. Why did Jessica quit communicating with Cam and why is she not interested in him this summer?

7. What does the fire chief say about the blaze at the Mall-Stars, and what are Shawn's thoughts about the blaze?

8. What does career path does Nivia's father want her to follow and why?

9. Who claims Nivia's work with Broken Reflections as her own and why?

10. Why do Jamal, Big Boy, Flaco, and Randy never shower after swimming?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Raven in “Half a Moon” and Nivia in “Warning: Color May Fade” struggle with cowardice. How and why do the girls learn to be brave?

Essay Topic 2

The idea of “Black Enough” is a theme in the stories "Black Enough," "Warning: Color May Fade," and "Oreo.” How is the theme of Black Enough woven through these stories? What is revealed about social constructs through the development of this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Raven and Brooke are half-sisters. Why does Raven resent Brooke? How and why does Raven realize she needs to repair the relationship between them?

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