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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 do a lot after Monique is injured?

2. Why doesn't Jordan hear the police enter his house?

3. What worries Gerald about Monique's medication when she is recovering?

4. How does Monique say Gerald feels about Tiger?

5. Why does Angel cry when Jordan is taken away by the police?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Mr. Washington do for Gerald when Rob dies?

4. How does Jordan deal with Monique after she is injured?

5. What causes Angel to allow Jordan to slap her?

6. What ruins Angel's happiness about her honor in the dance class?

7. What does Gerald trip over while trying to get Angel out of the fire, and when does he realize this?

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

9. How does Rob die?

10. How does Gerald cope with Rob's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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

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

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