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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. Why is Neeka resentful on the trip?

2. Where does the narrator go with Miss Irene one Saturday in the summer?

3. How does Tash's recklessness get him in trouble?

4. To what does the narrator relate Tupac's arrest?

5. What does Neeka's group share?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does D have the girls get off the bus and how do they feel about entering the place where she has brought them?

2. In Chapter 11, what does D ask the narrator and Neeka if they want to do, what is their response?

3. What has D learned about her real mother and how does she feel about it?

4. What did Tash do at church before he went to prison?

5. Who was Tash's music teacher and what did he think of Tash's playing?

6. What does Neeka's family do while visiting with Tash and what does Miss Irene say about his lawyer? What does Tash tell her?

7. What happens in May with the narrator and how does she feel about it?

8. How does Miss Irene react to the photographer in Chapter 15?

9. What does Neeka complain about on the way to the prison and what does she think she can do about it?

10. What is D's history with foster homes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Neeka's other brother is named Tash. The narrator calls him a "Queen" and a "sissy from day one", indicating he is a homosexual. Neeka and the narrator find the rampant homophobic lyrics in some rap songs hard to listen to, considering they love Tash.

1. What do you think are the causes of homophobia? Discuss your opinion in depth using examples from the book and your own life.

2. Tash causes his problems by being too open with his life style. He should act more masculine. Defend or refute this statement. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Do you think discrimination against gays should be against the law? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

4. Do you think song writers should be able to say hateful things about a group of people, whether they are black or old or gay or female? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss After Tupac and D Foster based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if After Tupac and D Foster is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the fact that After Tupac and D Foster is a youth book changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think After Tupac and D Foster is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

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