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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 California prison is Kody transferred to in the chapter "Reconnected?"

2. What is Macc's set affiliation?

3. What is the name of the Crips' chant?

4. How does Tray Ball die?

5. How do Joker and Macc try to end their feud?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Muhammad show Kody that he can trust him?

2. What doubts does Kody have about the Consolidated Crips Organization?

3. How does Malcolm X influence Kody?

4. What changes does Kody go through he is transferred to San Quentin State Prison?

5. How is Kody struggling with his gang life while in the youth facility?

6. How does Killer influence the Crips organization?

7. How has Li'l Monster's story ended differently than Kody's?

8. Describe the rules the C.C.O. develops.

9. What can you infer about Kody and Tamu's relationship after reading the chapter, "Tamu?"

10. Kody goes to visit Crazy De in jail and determines that have a different outlook on gangs. How are their viewpoints different?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Suppose Kody grew up in the neighborhood where he attended the "white" school (El Camino Real High School). How would his life have been different? How would it remained the same? How much does neighborhood influence the decisions you make? Provide text evidence where possible. Do not simply use your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

What people had a positive influence on Kody? Identify 3-5 people that have a positive influence on him and use specific examples from the text to support your response. Be sure to include people Kody met in various jail stints, authors, fellow gang members, and his family.

Essay Topic 3

Kody is a very complex person who goes through many changes in his young life. Explain how Kody changes from when the reader first meets him in 6th grade until where his story ends (for now). In your answer, be sure to use text evidence to support these changes. Questions to think about include: How do Kody relationships change with different people in his life? How does Kody's thinking and involvement with gangs change?

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