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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. What does Angel beg of Gerald to do after he feeds her while she is feverish?

2. What makes Angel laugh after Jordan is taken away by the police?

3. How long is Angel's class?

4. How does Monique say Gerald feels about Tiger?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Monique realize at the end of the book?

3. How does Monique get injured?

4. How does Gerald like to get to his basketball games, and why?

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

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

7. How does Gerald save Angel during the fire?

8. How does Rob die?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What important people in Gerald's life died, and how did he respond to each of these traumatic experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

Essay Topic 3

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

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