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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 treats does LaJoe buy for the children?

2. Why does LaJoe hope that Dawn is successful?

3. What type of person is Rickey?

4. How does Pharoah work on his stutter?

5. Where does Pharoah want Lafeyette to take him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Pharoah's innate honesty.

3. When Lafeyette is caught shoplifting, how does LaJoe react?

4. Describe Lafeyette's academic qualities.

5. Explain the friendship between Pharoah and Rickey.

6. Describe the relationship between LaJoe and her husband, Paul.

7. What is LaJoe's expectations for Pharoah?

8. Explain the obsession Calvin Robinson has that Lafeyette finds interesting.

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

10. Describe how the eight-year-old Urica testifies at a murder trial.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a paper on the value of hope in life. Explain why it is important for people to believe figuratively in the gold and leprechauns at the end of the rainbow. What is the value of life without hope? Do you see it as logical that people who have no hope also have no sense of moral responsibility?

Essay Topic 2

Write a critique of THERE ARE NO CHILDREN HERE. Discuss such things as the objectivity of the author, the examples he uses in the book, and what you think his purpose was in writing the book. Be sure to include your evaluation of the value in reading the book.

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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