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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. What does Piri say the atmosphere at breakfast is like?

2. What does Piri say before he leaves his parole hearing?

3. What does Piri get an hour of every day in prison?

4. What job does Jose now have?

5. Why did Little not keep hitting Piri in the mid section?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the argument between Piri and his brother, Jose.

2. Describe the system the gang uses to rob bars and stores.

3. Describe Piri's routine at Sing Sing prison?

4. What are Piri and Brew's plans in Section 5?

5. Why must Piri and Brew sit at the back of the bus?

6. What do Piri and his family say to each other the next morning?

7. Why does Little say he did not throw more punches at Piri's midsection?

8. What does Piri think the girl who rubbed against him on the train said to her friends?

9. Describe Jose and James' physical appearance.

10. Why does Rocky want to fight with Piri?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems have mixed relationships caused in the past? Why were people so against mixed relationships? Is part of the attraction between Piri and Betty the antagonism they know their relationship will cause?

Essay Topic 2

Why is it important for Piri to have a good reputation? What do the students think Piri's life in New York would have been like if he did not have a good reputation? Was joining a gang or group is the only way to get a good reputation as a teenager in New York?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss with the students first person point of view. Why do the students think first person point of view is not necessarily reliable? What moments in the book do the students think are not so reliable and why? With the students discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using the first person.

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