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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 errand does Reverend Sloan join Terrence for in Chapter 11?

2. What does Brick show especially to Sammy in Chapter 8?

3. What is Tyrell thinking about as he waits for Brick to pick him up in Chapter 13?

4. Who is very happy to see Kimberly at Tariq's apartment?

5. What is one of the things Junior regrets in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jennica ask Tyrell to do at Brick's party?

2. Who does the knife that Tina found in Tariq's room really belong to?

3. Where does Melody volunteer and what happens when she goes to her volunteer position for the first time after Tariq's death?

4. How does Tina react when her estranged father Terrence Johnson comes to her apartment for the first time after Tariq's funeral?

5. Why does Junior feel animosity towards the Kings?

6. What does Noodle do to Jennica in Chapter 8 that physically hurts her?

7. Who does Tyrell see in the bathroom at Tariq's funeral and what do the two say to each other?

8. What problem is Tyrell struggling with after Tariq's death that he can not find a way to solve?

9. Why does Jennica think the cops never pull a car that Brick is in over?

10. What does Jennica say to the reporter who comes to the diner she works at to interview her the second time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several characters have negative opinions and/or memories of Tariq, though most of them do not voice those opinions after his death. Choose a character who has a predominantly negative view of Tariq and write an essay analyzing how his or her perspective contributes to Magoon's character development of Tariq.

Essay Topic 2

On the very first page of this novel, in the section titled The Incident, Magoon writes that there are few known facts surrounding the shooting death of Tariq Johnson. However, it becomes clear in the following pages that there are six separate eyewitnesses to the crime. Write an essay explaining why the known facts about Tariq's death are so few despite the fact that so many eyewitnesses were present.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the role that the older and elderly women like Rosalita and Redeema play in the larger community of Underhill following Tariq's death and the turmoil that follows from it, citing specific references to the text.

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