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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 does Jamal lose his job?

2. Where does Jamal hide the gun?

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

4. What does Abuela ask of Jamal?

5. What does Jamal buy for Tito before they meet with Indian?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Jamal lose his job?

3. How does Jamal hear that Randy got hurt?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why was Tito late to go with Jamal to meet with Indian?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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