Nightcrawling Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Leila Mottley
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Nightcrawling Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Leila Mottley
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. On page 54, what time was it when Kiara finally got to sleep?

2. How did Soraya die?

3. Who does Camila want Kia to meet on page 106?

4. How long has Kiara's family had the studio apartment where she and Marcus live at the beginning of the novel?

5. What instrument does Kiara's father play when they go to the lake after he is released from prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Trevor in the pool on page 55?

2. Why does Kiara go to La Casa Taqueria on page 8?

3. What does Kiara remember that she and Marcus used to sell on street corners?

4. Where is Kiara's mother on page 81?

5. Why is Trevor worried about leaving on page 63, and how is he trying to survive?

6. What situation does Kiara get into with the cops?

7. Who is Tony and what does he offer Kiara?

8. Why do Alè and Kiara go to the Joy Funeral Home every couple months?

9. How does Kiara decide to get into prostitution?

10. Why did Kiara's mother go to prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Uncle Ty had been a support for the Johnsons for some time until Cheyenne went to prison. What role did he play in their lives? Why did he abandon the family and stop fulfilling that role?

Essay Topic 2

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood of Nightcrawling, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

Essay Topic 3

Kiara is caught by the police when a man pushes her against a wall and has sex with her. How do the police react when they catch Kiara and the man? How is the man released, but Kiara is assaulted by the police? How do the police entrap Kiara?

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