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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 role did Nigeria's father play in their church?

2. How old does Benjie remember that he was when he had good times with his mother?

3. What was the name of the guy who sold Jimmy-Lee some joints?

4. What is the name of Benjie's father?

5. What team did Jimmy-Lee make that Benjie did not?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Walter say about what he does?

2. Why are the midweek evening meetings cancelled at the Cyrenian Promise Baptist Church?

3. What was Nigeria's goal in getting through school?

4. What does Benjie say about being a child?

5. Why did Benjie take money out of his grandmother's purse?

6. What does Nigeria remember about his grandfather?

7. Why does Bernard Cohen consider quitting teaching or transferring to another school?

8. What does Nigeria say about spelling lessons?

9. How did Rose meet Butler?

10. What does Benjie's think about being a social worker?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon his interpretation of life. How does the author use artistic license to make the novel seem like it really happened?

Essay Topic 2

Walter is the person that Benjie buys some of his drugs from. Why does Walter object to being called a pusher? Why does Walter believe he is a salesman not a pusher?

Essay Topic 3

Benjie goes to the hospital after Mr. Cohen and Mr. Greene take him to the principal for being under the influence of drugs. Why does Benjie go to the hospital? How is the hospital supposed to help his addiction? Does being in the hospital help Benjie with his addiction?

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