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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 do the Kings give to Tyrell in Chapter 13?
2. What does Jennica tell Kimberly about Tariq?
3. What door does Tina steal the key to in Chapter 8?
4. What do Kimberly and Reverend Sloan do in his hotel room after Tariq's funeral?
5. What does Tina tell Redeema she cut her hand on?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Jennica feel several days after Tariq's shooting?
2. What did Tariq and Brick have in common that was the basis of their unique bond?
3. Where does Melody volunteer and what happens when she goes to her volunteer position for the first time after Tariq's death?
4. In Chapter 11, what does Brick insist that Tyrell do with him and the rest of the Kings?
5. What does Melody do instead of going to Tariq's funeral?
6. What makes Tyrell so sad about his memories of the day he and Tariq threw water balloons off the top of Tyrell's building?
7. What problem is Tyrell struggling with after Tariq's death that he can not find a way to solve?
8. What activity does Tyrell remember as some of the best times he had with Tariq, Sammy, and Junior when they were younger?
9. What does Noodle do to Jennica in Chapter 8 that physically hurts her?
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
Write an essay explaining what finally seems to push Tyrell to find the courage he needs to stand up to Brick, and the Kings, once and for all.
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 explaining when and how Jennica reaches a turning point with her feelings towards Noodle and the Kings. Explain the role Tariq's death had in Jennica's change of heart towards Noodle and the Kings.
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