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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 season does Jordan move back in?

2. How does Monique say Gerald feels about Tiger?

3. How does Gerald know Andy?

4. What does Jordan like to buy for Tiger?

5. What does Gerald tell Angel after Jordan is taken away by the police?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jordan do when he realizes the flames in the kitchen were getting big?

2. How does Rob die?

3. How does the basketball team show their friendship to Gerald?

4. How does Gerald save Angel during the fire?

5. How is Gerald able to get the police in to arrest Jordan?

6. What makes Gerald proud during his basketball games?

7. What is Angel's dance piece about, and how do people react to it?

8. What kinds of duties does Gerald take on when Jordan no longer lives with him?

9. How does Jordan deal with Monique after she is injured?

10. How does Monique get injured?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gerald endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Kiara was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence- however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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