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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 is the house dark when Gerald gets home one night?

2. Where does Rob usually sleep while his father is working?

3. What is Jordan sentenced to after the trial?

4. What does Monique take when her pain pills run out?

5. What does Monique wear to Angel's recital?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does B.J. Carson deal with bullies?

2. What does Jordan scream as he runs out during the fire, and what does this mean?

3. How does Angel show the court what Jordan did to her?

4. How is Andy similar to Gerald?

5. How does Gerald save Angel during the fire?

6. What does Gerald find when he enters his apartment when it is smoking?

7. How does the basketball team show their friendship to Gerald?

8. What does Jordan do when he realizes the flames in the kitchen were getting big?

9. How is Gerald able to get the police in to arrest Jordan?

10. What kinds of duties does Gerald take on when Jordan no longer lives with him?

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

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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

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