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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 Kimberly fantasize about in Chapter 14?

2. How many years of high school does Tyrell have before he graduates?

3. What does Tina not want to say at Tariq's funeral?

4. What did Tyrell and Tariq used to do together to make money?

5. What does Reverend Sloan start to fear in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jennica feel several days after Tariq's shooting?

2. Who does Tyrell see in the bathroom at Tariq's funeral and what do the two say to each other?

3. What did Tariq and Junior always used to share at lunch when they were in second grade together?

4. How does Tina react when her estranged father Terrence Johnson comes to her apartment for the first time after Tariq's funeral?

5. Why does Junior feel animosity towards the Kings?

6. What does Brick ask Sammy when he beckons Sammy to come to his bedroom and shows him all his weapons?

7. Where does Melody volunteer and what happens when she goes to her volunteer position for the first time after Tariq's death?

8. Who does Brick ask to go before the cameras and defend Tariq's memory?

9. What activity does Tyrell remember as some of the best times he had with Tariq, Sammy, and Junior when they were younger?

10. What does Jennica ask Tyrell to do at Brick's party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Magoon portray the media and the individual conduct of media professionals in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing why Tyrell finds it difficult to comfort Tariq's father Terrence when they meet briefly at Tariq's funeral and how Terrence's absence from his family and irresponsibility seems to represent a broader problem in the community of Underhill.

Essay Topic 3

Magoon uses several characters who were closest to Tariq - like Tyrell and Tina - to develop Tariq's character and show how much his friendship and often kind nature meant to them. Choose one character whose memories develop Tariq's character in this way and write an essay detailing what the reader learns about Tariq through this character's eyes.

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