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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 Burke want Socrates to get for him?

2. Where do the bus driver's children live?

3. What does Socrates think is the only reason he is not dead or still in prison?

4. What kind of alcohol do Gordo and Delia offer Socrates?

5. Who moves in with Socrates in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Socrates stop Philip and his two friends from hurting Darryl?

2. How does this chapter show that sometimes violence is necessary?

3. Why does Socrates stay at home during the riots?

4. How does Darryl react when Socrates takes him to live with the MacDaniels?

5. Why does the ocean remind Socrates of his aunt?

6. What does Socrates tell Shreve in the cafe?

7. What do Socrates and Right do at Dilley's

8. What does Socrates tell Theresa in his letter to her?

9. Why does Roland not like Socrates?

10. Why does Socrates blame businessmen for corruption?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the novel and discuss the goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Socrates make a good leader? How has he developed his leadership skills over the years? Why do the men trust Socrates judgment more than their own?

Essay Topic 3

Examine violence in the novel.

1) How do the characters in the novel view violence?

2) Do the characters need to be violent to cope in the world that Mosley portrays?

3) How did the public react to the novel's violence when it was first published? How would the public react to a similar book today?

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