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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. How old was Chappie when his parents got divorced?

2. Who tells Chappie he is acting like his real father?

3. Who does Chappie notify before he flies to Jamaica?

4. What was Chappie's mother's job when she met Chappie's father?

5. Where does I-Man live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chappie like best about living with I-Man?

2. What does Chappie do at the bridge in the rain, and why?

3. What surprises Chappie about the rastas in Jamaica?

4. How does Paul feel when he is reunited with Chappie?

5. What makes Paul want to kill I-Man?

6. How does Chappie feel about his 15th birthday party?

7. What does Paul do for a living in Jamaica?

8. How did Chappie's mother and father meet?

9. What happens when a woman tries to take I-Man's Jah stick away?

10. Why does I-Man say he wants to return to Jamaica?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This plot takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Russell Banks have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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