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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 is the name of the judge presiding over James's appeal in "Two Months Later"?

2. Who comes home with Lillian and Corinne in "Coming Home"?

3. What is the name of Tracy's church?

4. In "Coming Home," how long after Tracy texts Jamal does he come home?

5. What is the date on a photo of lynching that Tracy sees in "Secrets Don't Stay Hidden Forever"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dean say about the party after Tracy left?

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

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

4. Why are the police called in "We Got a Situation"?

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

6. In "The Truth Shall Set Us Free," what statement does Mrs. Evans make?

7. How is James acquitted?

8. In "I Ain't Never Scared," who comes to the warehouse as Tracy and Quincy are searching, and how do Tracy and Quincy get away?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before events in the novel. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

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