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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. What does Tito want Jamal to say to Indian?

3. Who found the gun that Tito was hiding?

4. Where was Randy when he was arrested?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Jamal hear that Randy got hurt?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

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