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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. Where does Jamal hide the gun when he goes to school?

2. What is Jamal's last name?

3. Why does Jamal take cold showers?

4. Who is Jamal waiting for at the beginning of the book?

5. Why did Mama leave Jamal's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Tito worried about when he sees that Jamal brought the gun to school, and how does Jamal calm him down?

2. What does Jamal do after he is badly beaten in his fight with Dwayne?

3. What kind of things does Jevon belittle Jamal about?

4. What did Jamal do at the beginning of the fight that really angered Dwayne?

5. What kind of climate does Tito want to live in and why?

6. Who does the principal blame for Jamal's tardiness and why?

7. How does Jamal feel about the fathering Jevon does when he is around?

8. How does Mama plan to raise the money she says she needs at the beginning of the book?

9. How does Jamal feel when he gets home after his meeting with the Scorpions?

10. How does Jamal feel about his father, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Diversity was a major theme in this book as many different life-styles involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

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