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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 the principal say he will do if Jamal's behavior continues?

2. Where does Jamal put the gun?

3. Who also wants to own what Jamal wants to when they grow up?

4. What does Jamal's father belittle him for?

5. How does Tito feel when he hears Jamal is now a Scorpion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Randy want Jamal to talk to, and how does Mama feel about this?

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

3. What does the Principal threaten to do to Jamal if his behavior does not improve?

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

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

6. How long was Randy sentenced to jail, and what does Jamal think of this?

7. What was Randy arrested for?

8. What are the Scorpion headquarters like?

9. How does Mama hurt herself?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gangs were a very prevalent theme in this book. How did this theme affect the main characters?

Essay Topic 2

Jamal saw the men in his life making his mother cry, and promised himself to never do the same thing. How did Jamal go about keeping this promise, and how did this shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

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