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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 season does Jordan move back in?

2. How does Monique say Gerald feels about Tiger?

3. Why doesn't Gerald tell the police about Jordan's threats to Angel when he first learned of them?

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

5. Why does Gerald like to go to his sport games in a certain way?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Rob die?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Angel defend herself at Jordan's trial, and how does this change the future of her life?

Essay Topic 3

How does Gerald get Angel out of the burning apartment, and what is ironic about this integral piece of the plot?

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