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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 Jasmine do for Troy in Chapter 12?
2. Where is Tyrell's father?
3. In Chapter 10, who is Cal's girlfriend?
4. In Chapter 14, what does Tyrell feel is sometimes his role with Troy?
5. What does Tyrell make Troy do to make sure he can try to take care of himself as he gets older in Chapter 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Tyrell's friend Cal do with his brothers to make money that Tyrell does not want to do?
2. In Chapter 2, what does Tyrell's mother often do instead of looking for a job?
3. In Chapter 4, what is wrong with the Bennett?
4. Why does Mrs. Jenkins, Novisha's mother, often give Tyrell food to take home to his family?
5. What does Novisha give Tyrell in Chapter 3 and what does this gift mean to him?
6. In Chapter 12, why does Jasmine call Tyrell?
7. Why does Tyrell decide to keep his plans for the party a secret from Novisha?
8. Why does Novisha's mother let Tyrell stay the night in her apartment in Chapter 11?
9. Why does Tyrell think it is important for him to play with and discipline Troy?
10. What bothers Novisha about her mother's and father's relationship?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Tyrell fear he and his family might be stuck at Bennett for a long time, longer than usual? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Why does Tyrell refuse to sell drugs to make money, even though both his mother and his friends are pressuring him to do so? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What does Tyrell tell Jasmine about his own experiences in the foster system? What does Tyrell's willingness to talk about this with Jasmine suggest? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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