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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. How old was Kiara when Marcus got a tattoo just below his left ear?

2. When did Marcus drop out of high school?

3. What color heels is Camila wearing the second time Kiara sees her?

4. What is the swimming pool filled with?

5. How long after Kiara's father was released from San Quentin did he die of prostrate cancer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Alè one of the lucky ones?

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

4. How did Kiara's parents meet?

5. Why is Trevor worried about leaving on page 63, and how is he trying to survive?

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

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

8. Why is the swimming pool filled with dog feces?

9. Who is Camila?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leila Mottley is the author of Nightcrawling. Why did Mottley write the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in Nightcrawling? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion simply by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Mottley uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?

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