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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. Who gives Brittany the address of Enrique's Body Shop so she can find Alex?

2. What is the name of Alex's motorcycle?

3. What does Alex's mother ask Brittany at the wedding reception?

4. Who does Brittany call to tell about her break-up with Colin?

5. Why is Brittany concerned about Alex in Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the discussion between Brittany and her parents when they are at Sierra's house?

2. How has Brittany always tried to present herself in a way that people expect of her and how is Alex changing her perspective on that?

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

4. What is surprising for Brittany when she speaks to Alex's mother at his cousin's wedding?

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

6. Why does Alex quickly send Brittany away when he sees that Lucky has come to the garage?

7. What are the circumstances in which Paco is killed and Alex is shot?

8. What happens to Alex when he leaves Mexico and returns to Illinois?

9. Why does Brittany agree to take her relationship with Alex public?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the cultural climate in America in the early 21st century and why the time was right for gangs to become more prevalent in cities like Chicago. What were the trends in America at the time? Why was gang life the only option for so many young people in America's large cities?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Substance abuse seems to be an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the abuse? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? How does it affect the abusers? How does it affect those impacted by the abusers? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

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