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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 Tina tell Redeema she cut her hand on?

2. What is Redeema's impression of Tariq's father, Terrence?

3. What does Sammy think Tyrell wants him to do when they are in the backseat of the car in Chapter 13?

4. What does Rosalita do to comfort Redeema in Chapter 8?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jennica say to the reporter who comes to the diner she works at to interview her the second time?

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

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

4. What does Brick ask Sammy to do for him regarding Tyrell?

5. Why does Jennica think the cops never pull a car that Brick is in over?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Because Will (AKA eMZee) grew up in Underhill but now lives in the suburbs, he feels separated and out of the loop from his old neighborhood and friends, and Tariq's killing only exacerbates this feeling for him. Write an essay exploring how Will's graffiti helps him feel more connected to his roots and his old community.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing what conclusion Tyrell seems to come to at the end of the novel about whether or not Tariq was a member of the Kings and how that conclusion seems to affect his opinion of Tariq and of their friendship.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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