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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. Who identifies Tracy for the reporters when she goes to school in "Ruby Bridges Brave"?

2. Where did James Beaumont once participate in track?

3. In "Ready. Set. Go." when was the record set that Jamal beat during the last rack meet of the season?

4. At the beginning of "Vigilantes Get Ish Done," where does Tracy go?

5. In "The Fast and The Furious," what is the only thing different in Tracy's house since her father left?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is James in prison?

2. How does Tasha feel about her dad and why?

3. How did Quincy help Tracy when her father was in jail?

4. What does Tracy see at the Pike that she thinks the police might have missed in "Vigilantes Get Ish Done"?

5. What does Lillian think will happen because Jamal is not in school?

6. What evidence does the sheriff have that seems to indicate that Jamal killed Angela?

7. What are Jamal and Angela doing when Tracy arrives at the radio station in "Flesh and Blood"?

8. Who is Beverly Ridges?

9. What is the problem with Tracy going to the antique store where her mother works?

10. How does Beverly say that Angela died and where she was found?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

A warrant is issued for Jamal’s arrest. How are suspects supposed to be treated until there is a trial? How is Jamal treated when he is wanted for Angela’s death? Why is he presumed to be guilty rather than presumed to be innocent?

Essay Topic 3

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

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