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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 are two main threats to the safety of Lafeyette and Pharoah at the Henry Horner Homes?

2. Who is the son LaJoe is closest to but who disappoints her the most?

3. What happens to Pharoah on his last word?

4. What prison sentence was given to Jimmie Lee?

5. Why is Pharoah's stutter much less noticeable?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe LaJoe in one or two sentences.

2. How are Dawn and Demetrius singled out and publicized?

3. Mention something about the character of Craig Davis.

4. What is the quality of Henry Suder Elementary School?

5. Describe the severity of Pharoah's speech impediment.

6. Describe Pharoah's secret place.

7. How is the character of Pharoah developed in the story by how he cannot lie to LaJoe?

8. What is LaJoe's expectations for Pharoah?

9. Explain why LaJoe believes Terrence is innocent when she visits him in Cook County Jail.

10. Describe Pharoah's innate honesty.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the subject of "Living in Fear." Beginning with the constant shootings and murders in the Chicago projects, expand that subject to other examples of people living in fear. Write about living in fear in ones own family because of an abusive family member. Also include examples like countries where genocide is a common practice and people of certain ethnic or tribal identities are in constant fear of being slaughtered.

Essay Topic 2

Write a paper on pacifism. Starting with Pharoah who avoids physical conflict and often goes to his secret place where he feels safe, discuss the idea that pacifism has the advantage of not escalating conflict. You may want to mention Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in your paper. Show how pacifism is not the same thing as weakness.

Essay Topic 3

Now that you have read the book, THERE ARE NO CHILDREN HERE, write a paper about what you now know about the lives of people living in poverty. Why is the gang culture so prevalent in slum areas and ghettos? Discuss whether your attitudes have been altered about people living in poverty.

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