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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. Where does Robby plan to go, after Chicago?

2. What advice did Cecil get when he called his mother?

3. Who is Leslie?

4. What does John say doesn't feel right about this trip?

5. How had John changed Robby's voice in the first draft?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Robby say about educate for prisoners?

2. What does Robby say about his educate in his speech?

3. How does John characterize his revision to Robby's story.

4. How does John describe Robby's drug deal in Detroit?

5. How does John characterize Robby's relationship with Omar?

6. How does Robby characterize his work with autistic kids?

7. Describe Robby's relationship with Tanya.

8. Describe Robby's meeting with Johnny-Boy.

9. How does Robby characterize his career in fencing operations?

10. Describe Robby's graduation.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is John's relationship with his blackness? When does he feel most black? When does he feel least black? What does his experience tell us about being black in America? How is his relationship with his blackness different from Robby's?

Essay Topic 2

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? What life experiences has he had? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast John and Robby's attitudes about money. How are they similar? How are they different? How did John change from the ghetto mentality about money to something else?

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