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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 gives Monique her medication when she is recovering?

2. Why does Andy feel responsible for Rob's death?

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

4. How does Gerald know Rob?

5. Who calls regularly to check on Gerald while Jordan is out of the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Angel's dance piece about, and how do people react to it?

2. What does B.J. do for the basketball team, and why?

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

4. How does Rob's father become involved in Gerald and Angel's problems?

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

6. How does Gerald save Angel during the fire?

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

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

9. What honor does Angel get from her dance class?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does Mr. Washington go about helping Gerald and Angel, and why is he willing to risk so much to help them?

Essay Topic 3

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

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