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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 Renaissance do to get high according to Janice?

2. Where did Paul and Grandma meet?

3. What school do Grandma and Paul send Claude to in "Bubbly and Nugget" after an altercation with the principal?

4. In "Cookout," what does Grandma throw away on Monday?

5. What do the Jackson parents teach at Chicago State?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Janice change in "Chester Dexter and Renaissance"?

2. Why does Claude say that Chill's Smokehouse was a front?

3. How does Claude remember his father from the last fight he had with Claude's mother?

4. What are the sleeping arrangements when Annette and Janice move in with Claude's family?

5. Who is Chester Dexter?

6. How does Grandma get Claude to stop crying?

7. In "Riot," what does Claude remember about a patrolman he sees standing in combat gear?

8. What was Nugget's life like?

9. Where did Claude's father grow up?

10. Why does Claude want to leave in "Vacuum," and what does Janice tell him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Big Columbus is a leader of a gang called the Redbelters. How do Big Columbus and his gang affect the South Shore when they are active in the community? How is the community also affected when they disappear?

Essay Topic 2

There is a riot between the police and the Redbelters. How does the riot start? How violent is the riot? How does the violence affect the humanity of the participants—the police and the Redbelters?

Essay Topic 3

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

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