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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 Tyrell and Tariq used to do together to make money?

2. What bothers Tyrell about his happy memory concerning Tariq in Chapter 12?

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

4. Who is the only person who knows why Tyrell's dad hates him?

5. What does Tina find in Tariq's room that she hurts herself with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Tyrell so scared on the way to the party Brick has forced him to go to with him and the other Kings?

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

4. What does Tina find in Tariq's room that she knows is dangerous and does not tell anyone about?

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

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

7. How does Jennica feel several days after Tariq's shooting?

8. What does Melody do instead of going to Tariq's funeral?

9. Why does Junior feel animosity towards the Kings?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring how Sammy's history with Tariq affects the way he feels about his own actions during Tariq's shooting, citing specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 2

How does Magoon portray the media and the individual conduct of media professionals in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 3

For all of the heartbreak that follow from Tariq's killing, there are a few positive outcomes too. Choose one positive element from the end of the novel and explain how Magoon uses it to give the reader some hope for the characters involved in it.

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