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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 did Randy do to make money before he was arrested?

2. Where does Jamal start walking after his fight with Dwayne?

3. What question does Jamal's little sister ask him at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Jamal do when he gets home after his fight with Dwayne?

5. Who does Jamal think about working for after talking wih Mack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jamal do to intimidate Dwayne and ultimately win the fight?

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

3. What does Mama ask Jamal when she gets home at the beginning of the book?

4. What is Jamal asked to do when he helps paint the sets, and how does he feel about this?

5. How much money does Mama need to raise at the beginning of the book, and what is it for?

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

7. In Chapter 5, what does Mack say Randy told him?

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

9. How does Mama hurt herself?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

What did Jamal do at the boat basin, and how did what happened there change his ideas on life?

Essay Topic 3

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

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