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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. At the end of "Plus -One," who does Tracy see Quincy pinned in a corner with?

2. What does Steve say is the name of the organization that owns the car that has been used by someone watching them?

3. How long does Jamal say that he and Angela had been seeing one another in "Eagle Has Landed"?

4. In "Skeleton in the Closet," who does Tracy take a box of things that were found in Mr. Evans's study?

5. How many people does Tracy count in the photograph of the lynching Mrs. Evans participated in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tracy feel about Dean and Quincy at the end of "Let the Saints Say Amen"?

2. In "Outlawz," what does Quincy do when someone comes into the production room, and does it work to defer suspicion?

3. In "Eagle Has Landed," where does Jamal say that he has been staying?

4. What does Beverly say at the community meeting?

5. Where does Tracy find a gun in "I Ain't Never Scared"?

6. What does Jamal say about Angela and the night she was killed?

7. What does Mr. Evans say about the land in Crowning Heights?

8. What does Steve learn when he asks Lillian about harrassment when James was working on development with the Davidsons?

9. Why does Beverly say that she became a cop?

10. What are some images that Tracy sees on the memory card that was hidden in the production room at Herron Media?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Allusions are figures of speech used when an author mentions a person, place, or thing, but does not provide background information about the person, place, or thing. What are some allusions that the author uses in the book? Is research required to understand the allusions the author makes? Does the use of allusions make understanding what is happening difficult?

Essay Topic 2

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use cliffhangers in the novel? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

Tracy hopes that her brother will be treated fairly as a suspect for Angela’s death. Is Tracy mostly an optimist or a pessimist when it comes to how her brother will be treated if he turns himself in? How does she face events—as an optimist or a pessimist?

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