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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. In Chapter 3, how long was Dwight gone after the night that Quan fell asleep away from the house?

2. Where did Quan meet Trey?

3. In Chapter 2, Quan remembs that he stole a phone for what reason?

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 was Quan thrown the one time he tried to save his mother from her boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Quan's favorite spot at the Wynwood Heights Park in 2010?

2. What is Trish's relationship with her sister Tiff and her family?

3. In 2010, why did Quan leave the house rather than trying to protect his mother from her abusive boyfriend?

4. In Chapter 3, why did Quan steal for the first time?

5. How has Liberty Ayers turned her life around?

6. in 2013, what does Trish wear to a lunch with Tiff and why?

7. What incident does Quan remember that made him realize he had no control after his father's arrest?

8. What does Quan remember in Chapter 2 about stealing a cell phone?

9. What did Quan and Justyce have in common when they met in 2010?

10. How did Quan try to keep it together after his father was arrested?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Quan notices that the detention center is filled with kids who have brown or Black skin like he does. The white kids get lesser sentences. What does Quan feel about the sentence that he got for stealing a phone? What sentence did a white kid get for stabbing his father? Why does Quan think race affects sentencing? What is revealed about systemic racism through the sentences that Quan and other African-American boys get?

Essay Topic 3

Out of loyalty, Quan does not testify against Martel or his boys. Why does Quan feel loyalty to Martel and his boys? Why is he concerned about being loyal to them and associating with them when he is released? How does his sense of loyalty lead to an internal conflict for him?

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