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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 does Socrates leave Right to die?

2. What do Sally and Socrates eat?

3. What is the name of Socrates' boss?

4. What kind of help does Socrates think he may need?

5. Who does Socrates say he used to treat badly?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Socrates build up Darryl's confidence after the fight with Philip?

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

4. What does Theresa's mother say in her letter to Socrates?

5. How does Socrates help Roland when he is dying?

6. How does Socrates' boss react when he arrives back at work?

7. What does Right tell Socrates at the bus stop?

8. What does Socrates have to do in return for no jail time?

9. How did the bookshop change Socrates?

10. What does Socrates dream about his mother at the end of the chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Socrates' character across the whole series.

1) How does Mosley develop Socrates' character across the whole series?

2) What new elements does ALWAYS OUTNUMBERED, ALWAYS OUTGUNNED add to Socrates' character?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Socrates' character to the person he is at the beginning of the book to the person he is at the end of the book.

1) What were Socrates' hopes at the beginning of the novel?

2) What events changes Socrates' ideas about life and goals?

3) How has Socrates' character changed by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does Mosley use character and setting to express these themes?

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