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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. Whose car does Jack Franklin borrow?
2. How does Kimberly first meet Reverend Sloan?
3. What does Sammy think about Jack Franklin?
4. Which member of Tariq's family initially talks to the press after his killing?
5. What does Steve tell Will about going to Underhill?
Short Essay Questions
1. What caused the white puddle that Jennica remembers seeing on the pavement around Tariq after he was shot?
2. Whose house does Jack Franklin go to to hide out and avoid all the media attention he receives after killing Tariq?
3. What is Melody's strongest memory of Tariq?
4. How does Tyrell find out that it was Tariq who was shot and killed on Peach Street?
5. In Chapter 6, what does Vernesha regret that she did not do more of for Tariq?
6. What does Steve Connors think about the importance of appearances and clothing when you are a black man?
7. What does Tina think about the sirens outside her open window on the night Tariq is killed?
8. What does Will's mother take away from him after Tariq's killing that makes him angry?
9. What does Sammy think about whether or not Tariq had a gun when he is shot?
10. Why does Kimberly have some hard feelings towards Tariq?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose two characters who have exact opposite opinions about one of the most critical issues concerning the night Tariq was shot - whether or not Tariq had a gun in his hand at the time of his death - and write an essay explaining why each of the characters seems absolutely sure that what he or she saw was correct.
Essay Topic 2
How does Magoon portray the police in this novel through both her descriptions of their actions and the perspectives of different characters? Write an essay explaining your answer, being sure to cite specific references to the text.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay explaining what finally seems to push Tyrell to find the courage he needs to stand up to Brick, and the Kings, once and for all.
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