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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. What does Tito do when he hears what Jamal would have done if Dwayne had pushed him?

2. What do the Scorpions wear to Angel's funeral?

3. How was Randy hurt in prison?

4. Where is Mack waiting for Jamal?

5. Where does Jamal hide the gun?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Mama do when she gets home from the hospital?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Jamal lose his job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might the author have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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