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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. Who starts the fire in Gerald's house?

2. What is wrong with Gerald's great aunt?

3. What does Gerald refuse to do at first on his birthday when his mother is there?

4. Why is Angel sent to the neighbor's house?

5. How does Gerald describe Angel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Aunt Queen ask about Angel's tights, and what does she say?

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

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

5. Why is Gerald wearing dirty pants at the beginning of the book?

6. What makes Gerald think that Jordan is sexually abusing Angel?

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

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

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

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

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

Abandonment and Neglect was a major theme in this book. What are some of the main examples of this theme, and how did it affect the course of the plot.

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