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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 many shots are fired when Jamal is getting beat?

2. What does Jamal buy for himself before he meets with Indian?

3. What does Jamal try to give Tito before he leaves?

4. Who found the gun that Tito was hiding?

5. Where does Jamal say the gun is when Sassy confronts him about it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mack want to be the leader of the Scorpions?

2. What does Jamal see after he hears the three shots of the gun?

3. What happened when Abuela found the gun that Tito was hiding?

4. Why does Jamal lose his job?

5. What does Jamal say he would have done if Dwayne had pushed him, and how does Tito respond?

6. How does Jamal contact Indian to tell him to be the new leader?

7. Why won't Jamal let Tito come to his house?

8. How does Mack say Angel and Indian were shot?

9. What does Dwayne say when he and his mother are in the principal's office?

10. What does Jamal spend his money from his job on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The gun was a major symbol in this book. Where did the gun come from, and how did it change Jamal's actions and thoughts?

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

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?

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