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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. Why was Tito late meeting up with Jamal?

2. Who does Mack say he will now be working for?

3. How much will Mr. Gonzalez pay Jamal?

4. Why does Jamal go to Tito's house with him after the shooting?

5. Who is the first Scorpion to see that Jamal has a job?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Tito's idea to get Indian to help pay for Randy's appeal?

3. What does Dwayne threaten to do after he loses the fight to Jamal, and how does Jamal respond to this?

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

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

6. What happened when Tito told Abuela about what he did in the park?

7. Why does Jamal lose his job?

8. What happens when Blood sees Jamal working at the Bodega?

9. What does Mr. Davidson say when Jamal comes to the school nurse?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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