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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 does Sheriff Sanders know about King?

2. What does Sandy say about death?

3. Why does Sheriff Sanders think Sandy is gay?

4. Why does King pretend Khalid is a dragonfly?

5. What is Sandy's plan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does King like about Mardi Gras?

2. Why are King's friends mad at him after Sandy is found?

3. What does the sheriff threaten to do to King?

4. Who is Old Man Martin?

5. Who is Auntie Idris?

6. Why is Jasmine mad at Sandy?

7. Who does King start to date at school?

8. What is Sandy's plan for leaving the state?

9. Why does Sandy hide in King's bushes?

10. How does Sandy escape his house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring King's journal. What does King write in his journal, and how does writing things down help him?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring King's decision to help Sandy hide from his father. Why do you think King makes this decision? Was it the right one? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay discussing King's talk with his father at the Mardi Gras Parade. What do they talk about, and why is it an important turning point in their relationship?

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