On the Come Up Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Angie Thomas
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 168 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

On the Come Up Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Angie Thomas
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 168 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. In Chapter Seven, what kind of car does Bri's brother drive?

2. Who is the father of the person Bri goes up against in The Ring in Chapter Two?

3. Why does Bri's grandmother mostly dislike Bri's mother Jay?

4. In Chapter One, whose call is Bri waiting for?

5. In Chapter Six, what child does Bri befriend in Maple Grove?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter One, why does Bri's teacher Mrs. Murray keep her after the test practice session?

2. In Chapter One, what call is Bri waiting for and why is it so important to her?

3. In Chapter Two, how does Bri feel when DJ Hype announces that she is the rapper Lawless's (Law's) daughter?

4. In Chapter Five, how does Bri find out that her mother Jay has lost her job?

5. In Chapter Nine, why does Bri feel she has to split her Sundays at church between sitting with Jay and sitting with her grandmother?

6. In Chapter Five, what is the reason Jay tells Bri she has lost her job?

7. In Chapter Nine, what does Bri's grandmother indirectly accuse Jay of at church on Sunday that enrages both Bri and Jay?

8. In Chapter Nine, what does Sister Daniels insinuate to Bri's grandmother about Bri's mother Jay?

9. In Chapter Five, how does Bri's mother handle the situation when she is called to pick Bri up at school after the incident with Long and Tate?

10. In Chapter Seven, how does Bri feel about the fact that her mother has regular meetings at her house for people in recovery from addiction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing what messages Thomas conveys about society through Trey's failure to find a job, despite having earned a college degree.

Essay Topic 2

What do the Timbs - boots - that Supreme gives Bri symbolize about her entire relationship with Supreme? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What events and feelings lead Bri to write her song "On the Come Up"? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.

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