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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 does LaJoe want to try and move away from Horner?

2. What incriminating thing had Derrick said to the truck owner at the stadium?

3. Terrence commit the crime of ______________ and faces a ten year sentence.

4. What are some of the problems at the Chicago Housing Authority?

5. A year later, what does Craig Davis' mother decide to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lafeyette's frame of mind at Craig's funeral.

2. What does Rickey do that displeases LaJoe?

3. What happens at the hearing in spite of Anne Rhodes' telling the judge she does not think Lafeyette is guilty?

4. When Pharoah and Porkchop go to visit Dawn, what is her condition?

5. Describe the conflict between Lafeyette and Paul over the puppy Rickey gave him.

6. Why do LaJoe and Lafeyette back off from trying to stop the beating of a man by some Horner gang members?

7. Describe the shooting of Craig Davis.

8. How does Pharoah react to his visit to the courtroom?

9. How does Pharoah prepare for the next spelling bee?

10. Why does Terrence agree to participate in an armed robbery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When faced with the prospect of going to prison for a crime he did not commit, Terrence participated in an armed robbery with the attitude that he might as well commit the crime he had been accused of. Write a paper on the possibility of false imprisonment in the judicial system. Explain why it is possible and what makes it seem to happen so often.

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 social welfare systems in America. Give a balanced view, expressing the ways in which it certainly has helped a number of people. On the other hand, mention its inadequacies and offer suggestions about how it might be improved.

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