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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 does Jenny meet Riley in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 3, who does Riley remember calling, who was her best friend in college?

3. In Chapter 4, when are the doctors planning to operate on Justin and remove the last bullet?

4. How many years did Riley's grandmother work for Bell Atlantic?

5. In Chapter 3, how many people are at Ebenezer AME listening to the choir?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Justin thinking when the bullets hit him?

2. How did Jen and Riley meet?

3. What does Jen want Riley to do for her, and what is Riley's reaction in Chapter 4?

4. How does Riley feel when she goes to church in Chapter 3?

5. What does Gigi tell Riley about her cousin Jimmy?

6. What does Tamara say about Justin during her interview with Riley in Chapter 5?

7. What was the problem with Riley's job in Birmingham?

8. What does Jen learn about the shooting the day after it happened?

9. How did Justin get shot?

10. How did Riley get the job in Philadelphia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in We Are Not Like Them? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Riley walks to meet Jen for dinner, and she notices how the street where the restaurant is has changed. How has the street changed? How is gentrification changing Philadelphia? What are the pros and cons of the changes?

Essay Topic 3

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood of We Are Not Like Them, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

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