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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. What does Tom Arlen think was in Tariq's hand when he was shot?

3. What does the reporter offer Jennica in return for going on camera?

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

5. What does Tina see Vernesha do with their phone in frustration?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Rocky Fry feel guilty about Tariq's death?

4. What does Sammy regret the most about his reaction to Tariq's shooting?

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

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

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

8. Whose house does Jack Franklin go to to hide out and avoid all the media attention he receives after killing Tariq?

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

10. How does Noodle feel about Tariq?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For all of the heartbreak that follow from Tariq's killing, there are a few positive outcomes too. Choose one positive element from the end of the novel and explain how Magoon uses it to give the reader some hope for the characters involved in it.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing what Reverend Alabaster Sloan seems to represent or symbolize for Kimberly and explain why she seems to be so infatuated with him, even though she knows a romantic relationship between them is nearly impossible.

Essay Topic 3

How does Magoon portray the police in this novel through both her descriptions of their actions and the perspectives of different characters? Write an essay explaining your answer, being sure to cite specific references to the text.

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