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 Twelve, what does Bri see at the community giveaway that she would love to take?

2. In Chapter Three, what beat does Milez sing his song to?

3. In Chapter Twelve, what does Jay ask Bri to come with her to that Bri is embarrassed about?

4. What kind of food does Bri know usually is a sign that something bad has happened in her house?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Seven, why does Bri decide not to tell Jay that she is going to a recording studio to record some of her music?

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

3. In Chapter Seven, what does Bri sing about in her new song On the Come Up?

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

5. In Chapter Eight, when and why does Bri like listening to her father's music the most?

6. In Chapter Seven, why is Bri so upset that Aunt Pooh leaves before Bri records her song?

7. In Chapter Four, why do Long and Tate pull Bri out of the security line and throw her to the ground at school?

8. In Chapter Seven, why do some of the people at Maple Grove ridicule Trey, Bri's brother?

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

10. In Chapter Nine, how does Bri's grandmother find out about Bri being thrown to the ground at school by Long and Tate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how Bri feels when she hears very young children in her neighborhood, The Garden, reciting her lyrics from On the Come Up. How does that experience seem to change Bri's opinions on the direction she wants to take her music in?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Brianna believe Long and Tate, the security officers at her school, single her out in Chapter Four at a security check at the school? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing how Miles's decision to embrace who he is, against his father Supreme's wishes, affects Bri's own choices about her ownership of her artistic path and career.

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