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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 tell Gerald after sitting on Jordan's lap?

2. Why does Angel not want to take her tights off?

3. What does Gerald hope for on his birthday?

4. How does Angel describe Gerald?

5. What is the first thing Gerald and Angel do together?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Jordan stays home with Angel when she has the chicken pox?

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

4. What does Angel say when Gerald offers to bring a Christmas tree home?

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

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

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

8. What makes Gerald's mother mad at the beginning of the book?

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

10. What does Aunt Queen say to get her electricity turned back on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of abuse did Angel face in her life, and how did this keep her from excelling in his life?

Essay Topic 2

How does addiction affect this plot and how has it changed Gerald's life?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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