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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 does Angel's grandmother not like her?

2. What does Monique offer for Gerald's birthday?

3. Where does Gerald's aunt live?

4. What does Gerald try to make with an old wheelchair?

5. Why did Gerald's mother buy him a G.I. Joe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gerald get for his eighth birthday?

2. What does Angel tell Gerald after the lap incident?

3. What makes Aunt Queen so mad about the go cart accident?

4. What makes Gerald's mother mad at the beginning of the book?

5. What Christmas gift does Jordan give to Angel, and how does she respond?

6. How does Angel come to relax around Aunt Queen?

7. What is Gerald's surprise birthday gift, and how does he feel about this?

8. When does Gerald hide behind the couch, and why?

9. What happens to Gerald's mother after the house burns down?

10. What happens when Jordan stays home with Angel when she has the chicken pox?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Gerald get Angel out of the burning apartment, and what is ironic about this integral piece of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

How does Angel defend herself at Jordan's trial, and how does this change the future of her life?

Essay Topic 3

What changes when Jordan goes to jail after being convicted as a sex offender is given new medication, and why?

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