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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. Where did Alè and Kiara get the Clipper cards they use to ride the bus?

2. Where was Marcus working when he decided to become a rapper?

3. What time did Dee's boyfriend throw debris in the swimming pool?

4. What was Dee on when Trevor was born?

5. Where does Kiara try to apply for a job after trying Walgreens, CVS, and MetroPCS?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Kiara's parents meet?

2. Who is Tony and what does he offer Kiara?

3. Why do Alè and Kiara go to the Joy Funeral Home every couple months?

4. Who does Kiara make sure goes to school?

5. What does Marcus tell Kiara when she tells him the rent has doubled and he needs to get a job?

6. How long does Marcus work at the strip club, and why does he quit?

7. What situation does Kiara get into with the cops?

8. On page 100, how is Kiara feeling about prostitution?

9. What does Kiara remember that she and Marcus used to sell on street corners?

10. Why is Trevor in the pool on page 55?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marsha Fields is an attorney who represents Kiara pro bono. Why does Marsha Fields represent Kiara pro bono? Why is she not able to get justice for Kiara?

Essay Topic 2

An inciting incident is an event in literature that causes and presents a problem that characters need to solve. What is the inciting incident in Nightcrawling? Why is that the inciting incident?

Essay Topic 3

Kiara enjoys tagging and painting. Why does Kiara enjoy tagging and painting? How does painting give her hope?

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