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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gerald know Andy?
(a) They use the same social worker.
(b) They go to school together.
(c) They are teammates.
(d) They are neighbors.

2. Who supports Gerald and Angel in the trial?
(a) The police chief.
(b) Rob's father.
(c) Monique.
(d) Monique's mother.

3. Where do Angel's teachers for her special class come from?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Queens.

4. What does Gerald tell Angel after Jordan is taken away by the police?
(a) They can get through anything.
(b) They are alone together.
(c) They did the right thing.
(d) Aunt Queen would be proud.

5. Who is given custody of Gerald after the trial?
(a) The social work.
(b) Monique's mother.
(c) Monique.
(d) Rob's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes it hard for Gerald to concentrate during a basketball game?

2. What is Jordan sentenced to after the trial?

3. Who calls regularly to check on Gerald while Jordan is out of the house?

4. Why is the house dark when Gerald gets home one night?

5. Where is Monique going when she is injured?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jordan deal with Monique after she is injured?

2. What happens when Gerald hears Monique's heels clicking on the way to work?

3. What does B.J. do for the basketball team, and why?

4. How does Monique get injured?

5. How is Andy similar to Gerald?

6. What causes Angel to allow Jordan to slap her?

7. What is Angel's dance piece about, and how do people react to it?

8. What does Gerald trip over while trying to get Angel out of the fire, and when does he realize this?

9. How does Rob's father become involved in Gerald and Angel's problems?

10. What does Gerald find when he enters his apartment when it is smoking?

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