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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kimberly do to Reverend Sloan when she finishes doing his makeup?
(a) Lectures him.
(b) Cuts his hair.
(c) Kisses him.
(d) Slaps him.

2. What is Vernesha doing when Tariq gets shot?
(a) She is at work.
(b) She is out with a boyfriend.
(c) She is at home preparing dinner.
(d) She is at the doctor's office.

3. What was Tariq carrying that some witnesses say some other witnesses mistook for a gun?
(a) A ruler.
(b) A bottle of soda.
(c) A knife.
(d) A Snickers bar.

4. What is Reverend Sloan's first impression of Kimberly?
(a) Kimberly says something that makes him angry.
(b) He thinks he has met her before.
(c) He does not like her.
(d) He is physically attracted to her.

5. What is Melody's strongest memory of Tariq?
(a) He was the first person she ever slept with.
(b) He helped her out of a bad relationship.
(c) She had her first kiss with him.
(d) He brought her soup when her mother died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reverend Sloan ask Kimberly when she brings his briefcase back?

2. What does Sammy think was in Tariq's hands when he was killed?

3. How does Melody first hear Tariq has been shot?

4. Why does Reverend Alabaster Sloan feel guilty after Tariq's death?

5. Why does Kimberly dislike Tariq?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Jennica and Noodle doing when they witness Tariq's death?

2. How does Noodle feel about Tariq?

3. What does Sammy think about whether or not Tariq had a gun when he is shot?

4. What does Tina think about the sirens outside her open window on the night Tariq is killed?

5. What does Steve Connors think about the importance of appearances and clothing when you are a black man?

6. Who is Kimberly most concerned about after Tariq's killing?

7. What caused the white puddle that Jennica remembers seeing on the pavement around Tariq after he was shot?

8. How does Steve Connors react when he finds out Will has gone down to Tariq's vigil?

9. What is Melody's strongest memory of Tariq?

10. What does Will's mother take away from him after Tariq's killing that makes him angry?

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