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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 Thirteen, why is Bri still angry with Aunt Pooh?
2. Why does Aunt Pooh say Bri needs to record new verses for On the Come Up?
3. In Chapter Twenty-One, what happens to Malik during the robbery?
4. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Trey propose as a fix for their financial problems?
5. What sacrifice does Jay have to make in Chapter Nineteen in order to get food for the family?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter Sixteen, what does Trey tell Bri about her song On the Come Up and what he thinks about her pursuing a career in rap?
2. In Chapter Nineteen, what is one thing that bothers Bri about the woman, Emily Taylor, who circulates the petition to censor her song?
3. In Chapter 13, what does Jay give to Bri and Trey that means more to Bri than new presents?
4. In Chapter Sixteen, why does Bri start to have doubts about having Aunt Pooh as her manager?
5. In Chapter 13, what makes Bri want to upload her song to Dat Cloud and send it to Supreme?
6. In Chapter 13, why does Bri's Aunt Pooh have a problem with her song On the Come Up?
7. Why does Bri refuse to consider letting Malik release the full video of what Long and Tate did to her?
8. In Chapter Fourteen, what event helps launch Bri's song On the Come Up into viral popularity?
9. In Chapter Twenty-Three, how does Bri react when her grandmother insists on her coming to live with them, and why is it important to Jay?
10. In Chapter Seventeen, what happens at Bri's school when the students see that Long and Tate are back on duty?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Write an essay analyzing how, and why, Bri is determined to distinguish and separate herself from her father, Lawless's, legacy.
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