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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 did DeMarcus's father die?

2. How many people pulled a gun the night of Martel's birthday?

3. In Chapter 9, how long does the DA believe it will take to get tests to determine if Quan's gun fired the fatal shot?

4. How does Mrs. Friedman introduce Justyce?

5. How much did a suggestion that Quan had increase Martel's profit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Quan say about his confession?

2. How is Quan described at the meeting Justyce calls in Chapter 8?

3. What position did Quan have when he joined Martel's organization, and why did he almost immediately get another assignment?

4. Who is Quan's lawyer in Chapter 8, and how is he described him?

5. What happened at Martel's birthday party in 2017?

6. In Chapter 6, what would Quan do when Dwight came in drunk and went on a rampage?

7. What did Vernell say in his last letter to Quan?

8. What does Quan envision might happen if the police start searching for the gun that killed Castillo?

9. Why did Quan get called to the principal's office in Chapter 6?

10. In Chapter 6, what was Martel's organization and how was it constructed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Martel is the leader of the Black Jihad. What education does Martel have? What is his line of work? Why would Martel be considered a do-gooder and a criminal?

Essay Topic 2

Quan does not communicate with his father after his arrest. What type of relationship did Quan and his father have before Vernell was arrested? Why did their relationship deteriorate and they did not communicate? How did they begin communicating again? How does the relationship change in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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