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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 Will not feel when he steps back in the elevator towards Dani and Buck in Chapter Four?

2. What do Will and his father do after Will’s dad tells his story in Chapter Five?

3. What does Will feel like when he tries to finish the scene in Chapter Four?

4. How old was Buck when he started taking care of Shawn as told in Chapter Five?

5. Who finishes the scene in Chapter Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who gets on the elevator in Chapter Five? What do the new person and Will do? How does Will feel?

2. Why does Frick try to rob Buck as told in Chapter Six? Why do other people not try to rob Buck?

3. What had Will’s dad done in as told Chapter Five after Uncle Mark’s death?

4. What does Uncle Mark start doing to get a new video camera in Chapter Four? Why does he do this?

5. How is Buck two-sided, as said in Chapter Six? What do people in the neighborhood say about him?

6. How had Shawn learned what had happened to Buck as told in Chapter Six? Why was the person who told Shawn not considered a snitch?

7. What is the script of the film Uncle Mark wants to make as described by Jessie in Chapter Four?

8. Who finishes the scene for Will in Chapter Four? What does Will feel when he echoes the ending?

9. In Chapter Four, what does Will remember when he realizes the guy who gets onto the elevator is Uncle Mark?

10. How had Will’s dad felt after Uncle Mark’s death as told in Chapter Five? What is the figurative language his dad uses to describe how he feels?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Think about the ending of the “The Scene” in Chapter Four where Will says he shoots after some reluctance. Consider how many generations are represented repeating a similar pattern of revenge. Why does Will not want to shoot? Does Will have free will to choose to shoot or not shoot? Why or why not? Argue why or why he does not have free will and connect this to the ending of the novel. What does the ending suggest about free will?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter One, Will takes Shawn’s gun and alludes to a little brother holding his big brother’s hands, in a sense, walking in his footsteps. In Chapter Five, Mikey Holloman tells his story of going to shoot his older brother’s killer in words and actions similar to Will’s choosing to avenge Shawn. In place of actual relationships with male role models, how are young boys shown following after their role models paths? Find at least three textual examples to explore how the novel shows younger generations taking after older generations.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter Four of the novel, film techniques are used to illustrate the center of the story. In early lessons, the novel’s connection to rap music was discussed. What is the effect of having the novel contain so many genre forms? Why are so many different kinds of media referenced and contained in the novel? How does this enhance the story of the novel? Pull from at least four textual examples to support your exploratory claim.

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