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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 do Bay girl and Jasmine girl ask to referee when they play Trevor and Kiara?

2. On page 54, what time was it when Kiara finally got to sleep?

3. How long does Marcus work at the strip club before he quits?

4. On page 96, what are the cops playing before they have sex with Kiara?

5. How old was Alé when her sister went missing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Kiara remember about getting her ears pierced?

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

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

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

6. Why did Kiara's mother go to prison?

7. How does Kiara decide to get into prostitution?

8. Why is Alè one of the lucky ones?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Mottley use artistic license to create the realistic background of Nightcrawling?

Essay Topic 2

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in a written conversation? What descriptive dialogue tags has Mottley used, on pages 163-180? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

Essay Topic 3

Marcus has been shirking his responsibilities. How has Marcus been shirking his responsibilities? What becomes his priority instead of caring for Kiara? What makes him realize that his priorities have become skewed and causes him to change?

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