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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 errand does Reverend Sloan join Terrence for in Chapter 11?

2. What does Tina do when her estranged father Terrence comes back home?

3. In Chapter 8, what does Rocky notice about the police in Underhill?

4. What bothers Tyrell about his happy memory concerning Tariq in Chapter 12?

5. What do the Kings, Tyrell, and Jennica encounter on the way to Brick's party in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

On the very first page of this novel, in the section titled The Incident, Magoon writes that there are few known facts surrounding the shooting death of Tariq Johnson. However, it becomes clear in the following pages that there are six separate eyewitnesses to the crime. Write an essay explaining why the known facts about Tariq's death are so few despite the fact that so many eyewitnesses were present.

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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