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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 does Tina go to when she gets hurt in Chapter 10?
2. What big-picture question does Reverend Sloan ask Kimberly in Chapter 14?
3. What is Tyrell hanging on for until he can get away from the Kings in Chapter 10?
4. Why is Jennica's auntie Anjelica concerned about her in Chapter 12?
5. What is Redeema's impression of Tariq's father, Terrence?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Redeema tell Vernesha about letting Terrence back into their lives?
2. What does Tina find in Tariq's room that she knows is dangerous and does not tell anyone about?
3. What does Brick ask Sammy when he beckons Sammy to come to his bedroom and shows him all his weapons?
4. Who does Tyrell see in the bathroom at Tariq's funeral and what do the two say to each other?
5. Where does Melody volunteer and what happens when she goes to her volunteer position for the first time after Tariq's death?
6. How does Rocky Fry feel about the way the police question him following Tariq's killing?
7. What does Melody do instead of going to 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. What problem is Tyrell struggling with after Tariq's death that he can not find a way to solve?
10. In Chapter 11, what does Brick insist that Tyrell do with him and the rest of the Kings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the role that the older and elderly women like Rosalita and Redeema play in the larger community of Underhill following Tariq's death and the turmoil that follows from it, citing specific references to the text.
Essay Topic 2
Tyrell and Junior have an important conversation when Tyrell goes to visit Junior in jail. Write an essay analyzing the possible impact of Junior's and Tyrell's conversation on Tyrell's subsequent interactions with the Kings.
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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