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 Two, who does Bri go up against in The Ring?

2. Who tells Bri's grandmother about her suspension from school?

3. In Chapter Ten, what do Sonny and Malik text Bri to make her feel better about Long and Tate?

4. In Chapter Eleven, what does Malik tell Bri he has been involved in that surprises her?

5. In Chapter Twelve, who does Bri see at the community giveaway that she is embarrassed to be seen there by?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Bri's range of reactions to the controversies "On the Come Up" gives rise to, including the petition a white mother of a student at her school begins circulating to have the song taken down from its hosting platform.

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