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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 did Junior give his knife to?

2. What do Kimberly and Reverend Sloan do in his hotel room after Tariq's funeral?

3. Which one of the boys slept fitfully so that he always got his own sleeping bag after their first sleepover?

4. Who is the only person who knows why Tyrell's dad hates him?

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

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. What problem is Tyrell struggling with after Tariq's death that he can not find a way to solve?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Junior feel animosity towards the Kings?

10. What activity does Tyrell remember as some of the best times he had with Tariq, Sammy, and Junior when they were younger?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several characters have negative opinions and/or memories of Tariq, though most of them do not voice those opinions after his death. Choose a character who has a predominantly negative view of Tariq and write an essay analyzing how his or her perspective contributes to Magoon's character development of Tariq.

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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