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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 do the Jackson parents teach at Chicago State?

2. In "Riot," when Janice and Annette take shelter at Grandma and Paul's place, how many bottles of wine does Paul open?

3. What does Renaissance do to get high according to Janice?

4. Where do Bubbly and her family move?

5. What special do the flyers that the Redbelters hand out for Chill's Smokehouse offer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened after the fight that Claude's parents had in "Sixty-Third Street Beach"?

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

3. How does Grandma get Claude to stop crying?

4. What was Nugget's life like?

5. What problems is Claude having in "Cookout"?

6. In "Euclid Avenue," what does Claude remember about the man who fought with his dad?

7. Why and how does Annette leave Chicago?

8. What does Grandma tell Claude when he keeps running away in "Sixty-Seventh Street"?

9. What happens when four teenagers run down Sixty-Seventh Street and confront the cops in "Riot"?

10. What does Claude remember from Euclid Avenue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Simone and Claude are assigned a diversity project at the school newspaper. Why are Simone and Claude assigned a diversity project at the school newspaper? What does the assignment convey about racism and stereotypes?

Essay Topic 2

Claude decides to attend college in Missouri. Why does Claude decide to attend college in Missouri? Why does he feel that he has to leave Chicago?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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