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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. When Brooke disappears where do Raven and Natasha find her?

2. In "Black Enough," where does Cam live?

3. Whose house do Jamal, Big Boy, Flaco, and Randy always go to hang out in "The Ingredients"?

4. What is Della majoring in in "Oreo"?

5. What do Natasha and Raven usually do on the last day of camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Brooke, and how do she and Raven bond at camp?

2. When Nivia adds to a piece of art at her school gallery, why does she not admit what she has done?

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

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

5. What does summertime in Brooklyn mean in "The Ingredients"?

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

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

8. In "Oreo," who is Celia?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

People think Shawn is a nerd. How does Shawn ignore popular trends? In what way is he his own person and not a crowd follower?

Essay Topic 2

Sobechi hears heavy metal music for the first time in “Samson and the Delilahs.” How does the music affect Sobechi at first? How does he come to enjoy the music? What gifts does he gain from the music and why?

Essay Topic 3

In Black Enough, most of the characters are round characters. In the stories, who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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