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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. Why can Piri's father not talk to his son the following day?

2. What city did John Thomas grow up in?

3. What does Rocky hit Piri in the face with?

4. What part of his body does Piri injure in this section?

5. What nationality is the doctor Piri sees?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Piri react to what he hears Marcia and her friends saying?

2. Describe the fight between Piri and Rocky in the opening section.

3. What happens at the faggots' apartment?

4. Why does Piri think his father does not like him as much as his other children?

5. How does Miss Washington help Piri in this section?

6. What problems does Piri face when the family moves again?

7. Describe the way of life in Harlem.

8. Describe Piri's time with the baseball team at his new school.

9. Why do Piri's parents decide to move to a suburb in Long Island?

10. Describe Piri's job as a shoeshine boy.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Piri experience in Harlem and how did those experiences shape his character? Would Piri have entered a life of crime if he had grown up in another area of the country?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Piri's relationship with his father.

1) In what way did Piri's relationship with his father have a major impact on the decisions he made in his life?

2) How does Piri's relationship with his father deteriorate through the book?

Essay Topic 3

What major events had a profound affect on Piri's life? How did they change him?

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