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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. How much does Regg generally take as a cut for his help at a party?

2. What does Jasmine do with Tyrell in Chapter 5?

3. What is bothering Tyrell's girlfriend in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 13, what neighborhood is Bennett in?

5. What does EAU stand for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tyrell think his mother wants to keep Troy, his brother, in special education classes?

2. Why is Novisha acting strange in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 12, why does Jasmine call Tyrell?

4. In Chapter 11, why does Tyrell feel badly after reading Novisha's diary?

5. What does Novisha give Tyrell in Chapter 3 and what does this gift mean to him?

6. In Chapter 14, what does Tyrell remember about the few times his father beat his mother?

7. In Chapter 4, what is wrong with the Bennett?

8. What does Tyrell's friend Cal do with his brothers to make money that Tyrell does not want to do?

9. Why does Mrs. Jenkins, Novisha's mother, often give Tyrell food to take home to his family?

10. In Chapter 2, what does Tyrell's mother often do instead of looking for a job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some major circumstances and problems that Jasmine and Tyrell eventually bond over? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does Tyrell's mother do in the end of the novel that finally represents his breaking point so that he leaves her on her own to fend for herself? How does Tyrell feel after leaving his mother? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What are some ways that both Novisha and Tyrell manipulate Novisha's mother, Mrs. Jenkins, and why do they treat her this way? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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