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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 was Trey the first time he was arrested?

2. What type of ring did Aunt Tiffany have when she took Quan and his mother to lunch in 2013?

3. In Chapter 3, what did Quan smuggle home from school?

4. How old was Quan when his father was arrested?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how long had it been since Trish worked and why?

2. How did Quan feel about Doc when he first came to see him?

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

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

5. What did Quan get for stealing a phone, and what did White Boy Shawn get for stabbing his father?

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

7. Who is Liberty Ayers, and why is Quan interested in her?

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

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

10. Why was Quan not taken to social services after his father was arrested?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Quan believes that the connections in his life have affected the choices he has made. Why does Quan lack positive connections in his life after his father is arrested? How has he seen the advantages of having positive connections in someone’s life? Why does Quan believe that the negative connections in his life have affected the choices he has made?

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

A spoiler in literature is an element in a story that reveals plot elements. What are some titles of chapters or sections? How do those titles indicate what will happen in a chapter or section? Are the chapter or section titles spoilers?

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