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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. Where is the Boogie Down?

2. Who does Lolly speak to weekly about his emotions?

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

4. What does Vega name his violin?

5. What present does Rockit give Lolly from Jermaine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What animal does Lolly encounter at the park in Chapter 13?

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

3. Who is Mr. Ali?

4. Where was Jermaine killed?

5. Who is following the narrator at the beginning of the novel?

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

7. What is Harmonee?

8. Who is Benny Rachpaul?

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

10. Who is Lolly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the after-school program that Lolly attends. Why does Lolly attend this program, and how does it affect him? Does it have an overall positive or negative impact on Lolly? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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