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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. How does Will get to Underhill at night to do his graffiti?

2. Who is very happy to see Kimberly at Tariq's apartment?

3. What does Brick ask Tyrell to do in Chapter 10?

4. What does Steve Connors think about how his race has influenced his own life?

5. Whose house does Tyrell catch a glimpse of Jack Franklin at?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Noodle do to Jennica in Chapter 8 that physically hurts her?

2. How does Rocky Fry feel about the way the police question him following Tariq's killing?

3. Who does the knife that Tina found in Tariq's room really belong to?

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

5. What does Melody do instead of going to Tariq's funeral?

6. What did Tariq and Brick have in common that was the basis of their unique bond?

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

8. What makes Tyrell so sad about his memories of the day he and Tariq threw water balloons off the top of Tyrell's building?

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

10. Why does Junior feel animosity towards the Kings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Brian Trellis feels he is doing the right thing in stopping Tariq after he leaves Rocky's shop because he thinks Tariq has stolen something. Write an essay explaining how Brian's thinking changes over the course of the novel about the events that led to Tariq's death.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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