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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. Where did Coach's wife go when she left him with two babies?

2. What are the names of the teens gunned down by the police in "Riot"?

3. Who does Janice live with?

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

5. What does Nugget eat when he and Claude are in the principal's office in "Bubbly and Nugget"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the circumstances behind a boy getting killed in "Janice and the Redbelters"?

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

3. What was Nugget's life like?

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

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

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

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

8. What happened when Big Columbus disappeared?

9. What happens when Claude identifies George Bones as the person who beat him up?

10. How did Paul and Grandma meet?

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

Claude tells his story from the time he was a young boy to when he is a college student. How does Claude mature and grow in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Jonah moves into Claude’s neighborhood. Who is Jonah? What does Jonah begin to represent to Claude and Paul? Why is Jonah important in their lives?

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