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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 would Jamal have done if Dwayne had pushed him?

2. Why does Mack say Indian and Angel were shot?

3. Where was Randy when he was arrested?

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

5. What does Tito do when Jamal says he saved his life?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Jamal lose his job?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Jamal hear that Randy got hurt?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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