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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 Kiara meet Alé?

2. How long has Kiara's family had the studio apartment where she and Marcus live at the beginning of the novel?

3. Where does the guy who takes the heel off Kiara's shoe have sex with her?

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

5. Who does Camila want Kia to meet on page 106?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Kiara remember about Dee and who mothered Trevor?

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

5. How did Kiara's parents meet?

6. What do Alè and Kiara get from the Joy Funeral Home on page 18?

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

8. Why did Marcus quit his job at Panda Express?

9. Who does Kiara make sure goes to school?

10. Why is Alè one of the lucky ones?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in NIghtcrawling? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 2

Marcus berates Kiara for getting involved in sex work. Why does Marcus berate Kiara? How might his attitude be described?

Essay Topic 3

Uncle Ty had been a support for the Johnsons for some time until Cheyenne went to prison. What role did he play in their lives? Why did he abandon the family and stop fulfilling that role?

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