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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 Iula serve on a Tuesday?

2. Who comes out of a room when Corina leaves?

3. What does Socrates feel the urge to do as he watches Darryl eat?

4. What is Socrates waiting for in this chapter?

5. What does Socrates give the Shakur family as a gift?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the dream that Darryl keeps on having?

2. How did Socrates kill Shep and Muriel?

3. Why does Darryl think it would be a good idea to join a gang?

4. Why does Socrates think that Howard should be angry at what he said to Corina about him?

5. Why does Socrates decide against fighting Ralphie?

6. What does Socrates think the abandoned shop used to be?

7. Why is Corina upset with her husband, Howard?

8. Why does Ralphie anger Socrates?

9. How does Socrates criticize Howard?

10. Why does Socrates not like collecting bottles and cans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aside from the main character, examine the way Mosley uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

What events in Socrates' early life influenced him to lead a life of violence? How different would Socrates' life have been if she was from a more secure background?

Essay Topic 3

What major events had a profound effect on Socrates' life and how did they change him? What does Socrates still have to learn by the end of the book?

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