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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 Vega's family from?

2. What girl from after-school does Lolly think is weird?

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

4. What room does Mr. Ali lock Lolly in at after-school?

5. What does Lolly buy from Tuma?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Yvonne?

2. Where does the narrator live?

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

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

5. What does Steve do for a living?

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

7. Who is Butteray Jones?

8. Where did Jermaine work before he died?

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

10. Who gets shot in front of a bodega?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Lolly's relationship with Vega. How and why does this relationship change throughout the novel? What keeps them apart and what brings them back together? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the role of grief in the novel. Who in the book experiences grief, and why? What events trigger their grief, and how do they manage it? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the stories Lolly writes to go along with his artwork. What kind of stories does he write, and why do you think he writes them? What makes these stories just as important as the artwork itself? Use examples from the text as support.

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