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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does WIll feel as he attends Tariq's vigil?
(a) He feels like he is really part of the Underhill community again.
(b) He feels claustrophobic.
(c) He feels suspicious.
(d) He feels out of place.

2. Who does Tina go to Tariq's vigil with?
(a) Redeema.
(b) Kimberly.
(c) Noodle.
(d) Reverend Sloan.

3. Which child did Vernesha worry about the most?
(a) Noodle.
(b) Tariq.
(c) Tina.
(d) Tyrell.

4. Who comes to see Jennica at work in Chapter 6?
(a) A news reporter and camera person.
(b) Vernesha.
(c) Reverend Sloan.
(d) Kimberly.

5. What does Brick ask Noodle to do for him?
(a) Talk to the press and tell them Tariq was innocent.
(b) Go to the bank.
(c) Visit Junior in jail.
(d) Retaliate for Tariq's killing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the former leader of the Kings?

2. What does WIll's mother take away that upsets him so much in Chapter 6?

3. What does Tariq's grandmother regret not throwing away before he died?

4. Who is the first person to stop Tariq after he leaves the shop by putting a hand on his shoulder?

5. How does Rosalita feel watching Tariq's vigil?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tina think about the sirens outside her open window on the night Tariq is killed?

2. What does Will's mother take away from him after Tariq's killing that makes him angry?

3. What does Tom Arlen think about whether or not Tariq had a gun in his hand when he was shot?

4. Who is Kimberly most concerned about after Tariq's killing?

5. What is the first thing Tyrell does when he hears there was a shooting on Peach Street?

6. What does Brick think about whether or not Tariq has a gun when he is shot?

7. How does Tyrell find out that it was Tariq who was shot and killed on Peach Street?

8. Whose house does Jack Franklin go to to hide out and avoid all the media attention he receives after killing Tariq?

9. What is the role of Brian Trellis in Tariq's killing?

10. Why does Reverend Alabaster Sloan feel guilty about Tariq's killing?

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