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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 go to Tito's house with him after the shooting?

2. Why does Mack not want to fight with the new leader of the Scorpions?

3. What does Jamal want to do before he gives the gun back to Mack?

4. Where is Jamal supposed to meet with the gang to appoint the new leader?

5. Why does Jamal sneak into Tito's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jamal hear that Randy got hurt?

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

4. What happens as Tito's cab is driving away?

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

6. What does Jamal think about as he runs home from Tito's house after the shooting?

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 Mama do when she gets home from the hospital?

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

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

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?

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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