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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 is Corey from?
2. In Chapter 6, how old is Lou?
3. What is the name of the janitor at the TV station?
4. What is Riley doing for New Year's?
5. When Riley met Corey, what did he say was his favorite movie?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the end of Chapter 8, why does Jen disagree with Mrs. J and think that things will not be okay?
2. What does Dr. Arunde, the ob-gyn on duty at the hospital, explain to Jen they will do?
3. What information does Sabrina provide Riley about charges for the shooting?
4. What does Cookie tell Jen when she is making Christmas bread?
5. What was in Gigi's safe deposit box?
6. How was Justin different in appearance from the suspect the police were searching for?
7. How does Riley push aside her sorrow when she attends Justin's funeral?
8. How did Gigi want to be dressed when she was buried, and how was she dressed?
9. How does Jen describe Chase as he is when she first sees him, and what does she feel?
10. Why does it feel personal to Riley every time a Black person dies an unnecessary death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in We Are Not Like Them? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Pride and Piazza use help readers’ understand characters or concepts?
Essay Topic 2
Pride and Piazza use backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about characters and events that happened before the story begins. What are some examples of how the authors reveal information about characters and events that happened before the story begins? Why is information about the past important? How does that information help readers understand characters and events?
Essay Topic 3
Jen and Riley have been friends since they were children. How do events in We Are Not Like Them challenge the women’s friendship? How does their friendship survive?
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