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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 nickname does Alex have for Colin?

2. Where does Alex invite Brittany to go with him?

3. What is done to Alex to mark him as a Blood forever?

4. In Chapter 42, Alex learns that ______________ has hurt his mother and bruised her arm.

5. What is the first thing that Brittany hears when she awakens in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Hector's behavior serve as foreshadowing for danger for Alex later in the story?

2. What halts Brittany and Colin from having sex at Shane's party?

3. Why does Alex get mad enough to hit Paco when he comes to the warehouse?

4. Why does Alex feel so out of place when he, Brittany, Sierra and Doug visit an art gallery?

5. How does Hector behave when Alex starts asking questions about his father's death?

6. Why does Brittany end up breaking up with Colin?

7. Why is Brittany demoted from being pom pom captain?

8. Why is Alex arrested on his way home in Chapter 34?

9. What is the activity that is building for a personal crisis for Alex related to the gang?

10. Why has his dependence on Hector placed Alex in an even more vulnerable spot regarding the gang?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Elkeles' use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why Sanchez used them where he did.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the impact of gang life in the early 21st century. Compare and contrast the gang lifestyle in America twenty years ago to gang life in America today. What major changes have occurred--both positive and negative?

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