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. Who are the school security guards Bri and her friends are wary of?

2. What does Jay tell Bri and Trey people in church will be talking about in Chapter Eight?

3. In Chapter Eight, what does Jay always make time for one Saturday per month?

4. What nickname does Curtis have for Bri?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter One, how does Bri feel about teachers at Midtown School of the Arts comparing her to her brother Trey, who graduated before her?

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

6. In Chapter Four, what is Bri's recurring nightmare about?

7. In Chapter Three, what does Bri's opponent in The Ring, Milez, say that makes Bri so angry?

8. 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?

9. In Chapter Two, why does Bri tell Aunt Pooh she is worried about Jay, Bri's mother?

10. In Chapter Seven, what word that Long and Tate used against Bri when they slammed her to the ground continues to haunt her, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how the tensions between Bri's grandparents and Bri's mother, Jay, affects Bri throughout the novel, citing specific references to the text to support your answers.

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

In Chapter 11, Bri fights with Malik after he accuses her of rapping a certain way just to make money. Write an essay analyzing the effect Bri's family's struggles with money has on her friendships during the course of the novel.

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