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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 does Dean grab when he thinks someone is breaking into Steve's office in "We Got a Situation"?

2. In "Skeleton in the Closet," who does Tracy discover was missing around the time of the photograph of Mrs. Evans at a lynching?

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

4. Who does Dean believe wrote a membership list he and Tracy find in a box in his father's study?

5. In "I Ain't Never Scared," who does Chris think killed Angela?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tracy learn who the man is who has been watching Steve's office?

2. In "Truth Serum," who does Steve believe might be watching them from a white SUV?

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

4. What happens when Jamal is taken outside in "It Gets Worse"?

5. How is James acquitted?

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

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

8. Why does Tracy go to the police station in "Receipts," and how does Beverly react?

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

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

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

Tracy notices subtle and not-so-subtle signs of racism in her life. What signs of racism does she see in her life? How does she deal with the racism in her life?

Essay Topic 3

Who are the Ku Klux Klan? Why does Mr. Evans believe they are active in the area? Why might the brick through the window and the burning cross have been caused by the Klan?

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