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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. Why do Lafeyette and Rickey refuse to take Pharoah back to the railroad tracks?

2. What happens to LaJoe at the welfare meeting?

3. What is the name of the young man who entertains outside of Horner Homes?

4. Where does Bird Leg get food for his pets?

5. Who is the one person with whom Pharoah is comfortable?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Pharoah's secret place.

2. Explain the friendship between Pharoah and Rickey.

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

4. Describe the emotions of the project boys and the train passengers as a train passes while the boys search for snakes.

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

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

7. Explain what happens to Bird Leg.

8. Mention something about the character of Craig Davis.

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

10. How does LaJoe's house become overcrowded?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a paper on uniforms in gangs. Use Kotlowitz's description of the uniform identities of the Vice Lords. Compare that to uniforms adopted by schools, social institutions, and the military. Explain to what extent the purpose of the uniform is the same and to what extent it is different in these various organization.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the causes of gangs and gang violence. What are the circumstances that cause young people to join gangs and subject themselves to gang authority? If gang authority is accepted, what are the reasons for rebelling against the authority of schools, the police, and the adult family members? Go deeper into the causes than just rebellion. Discuss things like personal safety, a need to belong, and a need to communicate.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the subject of experience and education. Start with Pharoah who knew from reading that there is supposed to be gold or leprechauns at the end of a rainbow but had never seen one. Discuss in your paper how book study and experience are both part of becoming educated.

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