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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 Steve do for a living?

2. Who does Mr. Ali offer to speak to about Jermaine's bed?

3. What is Harmonee?

4. Where does Vega spend Christmas break?

5. What gift does Steve give Lolly for Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Lolly's mom from?

2. Who gets shot in front of a bodega?

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

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

5. What instrument does Vega play?

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

7. Who is Yvonne?

8. Who starts a detective agency?

9. Where did Jermaine work before he died?

10. Where was Jermaine killed?

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 the recognition Lolly begins to receive for his art. How does this recognition make him feel? How does it impact his view on himself and his life? 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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