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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. In "The Ingredient," what was stuck to Big Boy's head when he came up from the water at the pool?

2. At Oak Creek Campgrounds, how many campers is each teen counselor responsible for?

3. In "Oreo," from what college does Joni receive an acceptance letter?

4. In "Warning: Color May Fade," what time is it when Nivia crawls back into her room through the window?

5. What pool do Jamal, Big Boy, Flaco, and Randy hang out in in "The Ingredients"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Jamal, Big Boy, Flaco, and Randy never shower after swimming?

2. What does the fire chief say about the blaze at the Mall-Stars, and what are Shawn's thoughts about the blaze?

3. What does DeMarcus wear in "Black.Nerd. Problems."?

4. How is Raven spending her spring break and why?

5. When Zoboi immigrated to the U.S. as a child, how was she accepted by the Black and Latinx kids in her Brooklyn neighborhood?

6. In "Oreo," who is Celia?

7. What do Jamal, Big Boy, Flaco, and Randy talk about when they walk home from the pool, and what do they eat when they get to Flaco's house?

8. Why is Cam looking forward to seeing Jessica Booker when he comes to her grandmother's for the summer?

9. What does career path does Nivia's father want her to follow and why?

10. Where was Ibi Zoboi born and what is her country known for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Clara is dancing at a club in “Gravity,” when a boy touches her inappropriately. Why is Clara worried about her reputation when she is touched inappropriately? Why does she hide the incident rather than reveal it?

Essay Topic 2

Keri had been dating Lucas until two weeks ago in “Stop Playing.” How is Keri still trying to get Lucas’s approval and please him? What does she realize about Lucas and how he disrespects her? Why does she quit trying to please him?

Essay Topic 3

Accumulation is a literary device that allows an author to gather scattered ideas in a literary work and gradually build on information readers need to know. From whose perspective is “The Trouble with Drowning” told? How does Clayton use that perspective and accumulation to reveal who Madeline is and what happened to her? How does accumulation advance the plot and provide important details to readers?

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