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

2. What does Concrete do for a living?

3. What does Lolly say about Jermaine's bed?

4. Who is Vega?

5. Who is Heike?

Short Essay Questions

1. What instrument does Vega play?

2. How does Jermaine react when Lolly asks him if he can help him get a job?

3. Who is Butteray Jones?

4. What project does Lolly start at home in Chapter 5?

5. Who starts a detective agency?

6. Who is Lolly?

7. What kind of candy does Sunny give Rose on Valentine's Day?

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

9. Where does Lolly spend his afternoons on school days?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring significance of the storage room. What is the storage room, and why is it so important to Lolly and Rose? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Yvonne's arrest. How does her arrest affect Lolly in particular, the person she was stealing from work for? What does he learn from this experience? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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