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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 Sassy sleep now that Randy is not at home?

2. How long was Randy sentenced to prison?

3. Why is Jamal so skeptical about who Mack says is to be the new leader of the gang?

4. Where is Jamal's brother at the beginning of the book?

5. What is the main concern over Jamal leading the gang?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mama hurt herself?

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

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

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

5. Why does Tito say the gang might let Jamal be their leader?

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

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

8. Why does Jamal not want to be like his brother?

9. What kind of things do Jamal and Tito do together?

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

Hypocrisy was an attribute that was highlighted in this book. Where did hypocrisy appear, and how did the inclusion of this attribute affect Jamal throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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