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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. Who is at Tariq's family's apartment when Kimberly visits in Chapter 12?

2. What does Noodle tell Tyrell the Kings can help him with?

3. What does Jennica tell the reporter who comes to see her for a second time at work at the diner?

4. What happy memory does Tyrell think about with Tariq in Chapter 12?

5. What is Tyrell thinking about as he waits for Brick to pick him up in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Tina find in Tariq's room that she knows is dangerous and does not tell anyone about?

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

5. What does Redeema tell Vernesha about letting Terrence back into their lives?

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

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

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

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 Brick ask Sammy to do for him regarding Tyrell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two characters who have exact opposite opinions about one of the most critical issues concerning the night Tariq was shot - whether or not Tariq had a gun in his hand at the time of his death - and write an essay explaining why each of the characters seems absolutely sure that what he or she saw was correct.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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