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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 Reverend Sloan ask Kimberly when she brings his briefcase back?

2. How does Vernesha find out Tariq has been killed?

3. Why does Rocky want to believe Tariq had a gun when he died?

4. What is Rocky Fry's real first name?

5. Who was the former leader of the Kings?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Kimberly have some hard feelings towards Tariq?

7. Why do Will's friends often make fun of him?

8. How does Noodle feel about Tariq?

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

10. What does Brick think about whether or not Tariq has a gun when he is shot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring how Sammy's history with Tariq affects the way he feels about his own actions during Tariq's shooting, citing specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining when and how Jennica reaches a turning point with her feelings towards Noodle and the Kings. Explain the role Tariq's death had in Jennica's change of heart towards Noodle and the Kings.

Essay Topic 3

On the very first page of this novel, in the section titled The Incident, Magoon writes that there are few known facts surrounding the shooting death of Tariq Johnson. However, it becomes clear in the following pages that there are six separate eyewitnesses to the crime. Write an essay explaining why the known facts about Tariq's death are so few despite the fact that so many eyewitnesses were present.

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