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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. Why does the author say Gerald is crying when he is rocked by his aunt?

2. How does Gerald feel when he sees Angel on Jordan's lap?

3. How does Gerald describe Angel?

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

5. What does Jordan tell Angel to do when he stays home with her when she is sick?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gerald want to do when Aunt Queen dies, and why doesn't he?

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

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

4. What does Gerald get for his eighth birthday?

5. How does Angel come to relax around Aunt Queen?

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

7. What fragile item does Gerald compare Angel to, and why?

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

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

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

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

What does the title of this theme symbolize, and what does it mean to Gerald and his family by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

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

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