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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 did Quan think the boy was that he saw at the police station in Chapter 4?
2. How much older is Quan's cousin Manny than he is?
3. How long has Quan been at Fulton Regional Youth Detenion Center in Chapter 1?
4. How old was Quan when Mrs. Edna Pavlostathis began babysitting him when his father made runs on weekends Quan was at his father's house?
5. Where did Justyce's father serve in the military?
Short Essay Questions
1. What incident does Quan remember that made him realize he had no control after his father's arrest?
2. How did Quan feel about Doc when he first came to see him?
3. What is Trish's relationship with her sister Tiff and her family?
4. Why did Quan join the Black Jihad, and what did he say about its leader?
5. Why was Quan not taken to social services after his father was arrested?
6. What did Quan and Justyce have in common when they met in 2010?
7. What does Quan remember in Chapter 2 about stealing a cell phone?
8. What was Quan's favorite spot at the Wynwood Heights Park in 2010?
9. What happened when Quan needed a break from the tension at his house in Chapter 3?
10. In Chapter 4, why does Quan not tell someone about the violence Dwight inflicts on his mother and how he treats the kids?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?
Essay Topic 2
Quan’s father is arrested when he is nine. How is Quan affected by the arrest? How does the arrest change his life? Why does the arrest and aftermath cause him to have PTSD?
Essay Topic 3
Quan feels abandoned. Why does Quan feel abandoned? How is he abandoned by each of his parents? How has abandonment affected Quan physically and mentally?
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