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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. How old was Derek?

2. What did Greg confess to Mtisha?

3. What happened to the teammates after the game?

4. How did Greg feel about crack?

5. What person did Greg's coach asked him about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Greg get along with his family? Who were the members of his family?

2. What did Greg do when he went out with Ice after the Regis game? What was Ice showing off?

3. Why was Mtisha upset at Greg after the Regis game?

4. What was Karen sketching, and how did Greg feel about it?

5. What was Greg's relationship with Mtisha like?

6. What was Greg's neighborhood like at night?

7. How did the team do against Regis? What did they think about Greg's playing?

8. What was unique about the proposed tutor, and how did Greg react to him?

9. What was the school project that Greg had to work on? With whom did he have to work?

10. What was interfering with Greg's basketball playing at school, and how does he feel about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Greg's relationship with his grandmother. Why do you think the author added her to this story?

Essay Topic 2

Goldy is often there to help Greg. Describe their relationship in detail and cite all the different ways Goldy helped Greg with tough issues in his life.

Essay Topic 3

Why don't Greg and the Coach get along? What does Mr. Goldstein talk with Greg about?

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