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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. How does Jordan feel when he gets bored?

2. What does Jordan threaten to do if Angel doesn't do what he says when she is sick?

3. Who recognizes Angel when Aunt Queen is taken to the hospital?

4. What does Gerald have two of in his room?

5. Who does Gerald talk to first about Angel's fear of Jordan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When does Gerald hide behind the couch, and why?

3. How did Gerald's house burn down?

4. What does Angel tell Gerald after the lap incident?

5. Why do people doubt Aunt Queen's ability to care for Gerald?

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

7. What Christmas gift does Jordan give to Angel, and how does she respond?

8. What is Aunt Queen thinking just before she dies?

9. What does Gerald's G.I. Joe signify to him?

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

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

What changes when Jordan goes to jail after being convicted as a sex offender is given new medication, and why?

Essay Topic 3

What did Angel's cat symbolize, and why was it so important for Angel to keep her cat alive?

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