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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 did Angel tell Gerald Jordan had threatened while she was sick?

2. What season does Jordan move back in?

3. What does Jordan ask Angel about during her visits?

4. What worries Gerald about Monique's medication when she is recovering?

5. Who does Kiara come to the basketball games to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does B.J. Carson deal with bullies?

2. How does Gerald cope with Rob's death?

3. How does Rob's father become involved in Gerald and Angel's problems?

4. What does Gerald trip over while trying to get Angel out of the fire, and when does he realize this?

5. How does Monique get injured?

6. How does Gerald save Angel during the fire?

7. What does Jordan scream as he runs out during the fire, and what does this mean?

8. What honor does Angel get from her dance class?

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

10. What makes Gerald proud during his basketball games?

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

What important people in Gerald's life died, and how did he respond to each of these traumatic experiences?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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