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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 Concrete do for a living?

2. What does Lolly tend to do when he is upset?

3. Why do Lolly and Vega take a trip to the Bronx?

4. What does the narrator buy in Chapter 1?

5. Who comes into the storage room while Lolly is working in there?

Short Essay Questions

1. What room does Mr. Ali lock Lolly into?

2. What instrument does Vega play?

3. Who is Lolly?

4. Where did Jermaine work before he died?

5. What does Lolly use the storage room at after-school for?

6. Where is Lolly's mom from?

7. Who is Mr. Ali?

8. Who is Yvonne?

9. Who is Butteray Jones?

10. What usually helps Lolly feel better when he is upset?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Lolly's feelings of anger following the death of his brother. What in particular is making Lolly angry? How does he manage his anger, if at all? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Lolly's relationship with Rose. Why is this an unlikely friendship, and in what ways does it turn out to be a significant one for the both of them? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Lolly's relationship with Jermaine. How has this relationship changed throughout Lolly's life? What regrets does Lolly have about this relationship? Use examples from the text as support.

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