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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 long did it take Gerald's aunt to pay for his big birthday gift?

2. What does Jordan get for Angel for Christmas?

3. Why does Angel sometimes stay with a neighbor?

4. What does Gerald compare Angel to?

5. What does Gerald's aunt want him to fetch from the garage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Monique most worried about when Aunt Queen dies?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did Gerald's house burn down?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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 does Angel learn from her dance class, and how do these lessons change her efforts to overcome her life situation?

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