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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. What does Bri think is hypocritical about the person who started the petition to get her song taken down from Dat Cloud?

2. Why is Bri still against releasing the full video of what happened between her and Long and Tate in Chapter Seventeen?

3. In Chapter Twenty, who comes to Bri's house to see her and make amends?

4. In Chapter Twenty-Two, what happens in Bri's house that is another major blow to the family?

5. In Chapter Twenty, what game do Sonny, Malik and Bri play together?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty-One, what happens between Malik and Bri that makes them both feel awkward?

2. In Chapter Fifteen, why is Bri not allowed into The Ring to peform?

3. In Chapter Seventeen, what are Shana, Malik, and others trying to convince Bri to agree to that they believe will help their activist aims?

4. Why does Bri refuse to consider letting Malik release the full video of what Long and Tate did to her?

5. In Chapter 19, what is Bri so upset that her mother had to do in order to help them afford food?

6. In Chapter Twenty-Two, what does Bri ask Malik to do concerning what they have just been through together?

7. In Chapter Sixteen, why does Bri start to have doubts about having Aunt Pooh as her manager?

8. In Chapter Fifteen, why does Bri refuse to leave The Ring with Pooh, and who offers to give her a ride home instead?

9. Why does Malik confront Bri about her song On the Come Up with negative feelings about it?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Thomas's choice to tell Bri's story from the first person point of view. How does Thomas's use of this point of view for the entire novel affect the reader's experience and understanding of Bri's story?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Bri so reluctant to join Malik in Shana in their activism following her run-in with Long and Tate at their school? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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