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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 Twenty-One, what does Sonny say is strange about Rapid's voice?
2. In Chapter Fifteen, why is Aunt Pooh annoyed with Bri when she picks Bri up to go to The Ring?
3. Where do Bri and her friends gather after the police descend on their school in Chapter Seventeen?
4. In Chapter Fourteen, who has to move to the backseat of the car so Bri can sit in the front on her ride home from The Ring?
5. What does Aunt Pooh tell Bri about her own stake in Bri's success?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter Seventeen, what are Shana, Malik, and others trying to convince Bri to agree to that they believe will help their activist aims?
2. In Chapter 19, what is Bri so upset that her mother had to do in order to help them afford food?
3. In Chapter Nineteen, what is one thing that bothers Bri about the woman, Emily Taylor, who circulates the petition to censor her song?
4. In Chapter Seventeen, what happens at Bri's school when the students see that Long and Tate are back on duty?
5. Why does Bri refuse to consider letting Malik release the full video of what Long and Tate did to her?
6. In Chapter Twenty-Two, who does Bri call after she loses her father's chain, and why?
7. In Chapter 13, what does Jay give to Bri and Trey that means more to Bri than new presents?
8. In Chapter Twenty-One, what happens to Bri and Malik as they walk back to Bri's house?
9. In Chapter Seventeen, how does Jay find out about Bri's song On the Come Up and what the song is about?
10. Why does Malik confront Bri about her song On the Come Up with negative feelings about it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing how Bri's mother's addiction affected Bri's childhood, and explain its lingering effects on her as a teenager.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing how, and why, Bri is determined to distinguish and separate herself from her father, Lawless's, legacy.
Essay Topic 3
What does The Ring represent to Bri? How does Bri's attitude towards The Ring change from the beginning of the novel to the end? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.
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