View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rocky's morning routine?
(a) Hiding his money in the safe.
(b) Meeting with his team of managers.
(c) Bringing the bales of newspapers into his shop and arranging them in the racks.
(d) Talking to the press.

2. Who was the former leader of the Kings?
(a) Sciss.
(b) Noodle.
(c) Sammy.
(d) Junior.

3. What is Brick obsessed with regarding the gun he thinks he saw Tariq holding when he died?
(a) He thinks Rocky has it and wants to threaten Rocky to get it back.
(b) He thinks the cops took it and are hiding it.
(c) He thinks one of the Kings picked it up and he wants to find out who has it.
(d) He thinks Jennica pocketed it and wants to threaten Jennica to get it back.

4. What does Reverend Sloan decide to do when he hears about Tariq's death?
(a) Travel to Underhill.
(b) Raise a lot of money.
(c) Leave the country.
(d) Run for president.

5. What kind of relationship does Tyrell have with his father?
(a) He does not see his father after his father left the family.
(b) Open and honest.
(c) Difficult and tense.
(d) His father is dead.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the cops do to Jack Franklin after they bring him to the station following Tariq's murder?

3. What does WIll's mother take away that upsets him so much in Chapter 6?

4. What continually annoys Jennica about hanging around with Noodle?

5. Where is Kimberly when she hears the sirens that she later realizes are for Tariq?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tyrell find out that it was Tariq who was shot and killed on Peach Street?

2. Why does Reverend Alabaster Sloan feel guilty about Tariq's killing?

3. What happens between Kimberly and Reverend Alabaster Sloan when they meet for the first time for Kimberly to do his makeup?

4. What does Tom Arlen think about whether or not Tariq had a gun in his hand when he was shot?

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

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

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

8. What is the first thing Tyrell does when he hears there was a shooting on Peach Street?

9. How does Noodle feel about Tariq?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 792 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample