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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 Angel notice is missing when she wakes up when Jordan stays home with her?

2. Why does Gerald not want to sit in the shopping cart at the beginning of the book?

3. Who does Jordan abuse?

4. What does Jordan get for Angel for Christmas?

5. Who did Gerald's sister live with most of her life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Gerald's mother after the house burns down?

2. What does Gerald get for his eighth birthday?

3. What does Gerald tell Monique about their living situation, and what is her reply?

4. What kinds of things does Aunt Queen do to make Christmas special?

5. Why did Gerald almost die when his house burned down?

6. What are some of the ways Gerald protects Angel?

7. What does Monique say when Gerald says she is afraid of Jordan?

8. What does Gerald do when he thinks Jordan is sexually abusing Angel?

9. What makes Gerald upset at Aunt Queen's house at the beginning of the book?

10. What does Gerald do to improve the wheelchair ramp, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Gerald gain through his time on the basketball team and why is it so good for him?

Essay Topic 2

Kiara was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence- however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

How does Gerald get Angel out of the burning apartment, and what is ironic about this integral piece of the plot?

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