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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. Where did Steve get his law degree?

2. In "Receipts," what does Tracy say are on the cover of Angela's phone?

3. Who does Jamal think killed Angela in "Coming Home"?

4. What state was the first to adopt private prisons according to Steve Jones?

5. In "Relief and Pain," where is Beverly injured?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Beverly say at the community meeting?

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

6. How do Quincy and Tracy get into Herron Media in "Outlawz"?

7. What is the senior graduation party, and where is it held?

8. What did Angela take from Chris's glove compartment, and what happened to it?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tracy’s father has been in prison for seven years. Has James ever lived at home since Corinne was born? How does Jamal fill in for his father? How does the family cope with James’s absence?

Essay Topic 2

The Beaumonts are under a great deal of stress. What stress are the Beaumonts under? What is revealed about coping strategies through the way that they handle the stressors in their lives?

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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