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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. In Chapter Thirteen, what does Jay always make for breakfast on Christmas?
2. In Chapter Twenty, who convinces Trey to get an Instagram account?
3. In Chapter Fifteen, why is Aunt Pooh annoyed with Bri when she picks Bri up to go to The Ring?
4. In Chapter Thirteen, why does Jay say she hid some of Bri's father's things even from herself for a time?
5. In Chapter Fourteen, who has to move to the backseat of the car so Bri can sit in the front on her ride home from The Ring?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter Sixteen, why does Bri start to have doubts about having Aunt Pooh as her manager?
2. In Chapter Twenty-Two, what happens in Bri's house that is a big blow to Bri, Jay, and Trey?
3. In Chapter Fifteen, why is Bri not allowed into The Ring to peform?
4. In Chapter 19, what is Bri so upset that her mother had to do in order to help them afford food?
5. In Chapter Twenty-One, what happens between Malik and Bri that makes them both feel awkward?
6. In Chapter 13, what does Jay give to Bri and Trey that means more to Bri than new presents?
7. Why does Malik confront Bri about her song On the Come Up with negative feelings about it?
8. In Chapter Fourteen, what event helps launch Bri's song On the Come Up into viral popularity?
9. In Chapter Seventeen, what are Shana, Malik, and others trying to convince Bri to agree to that they believe will help their activist aims?
10. In Chapter 13, why does Bri's Aunt Pooh have a problem with her song On the Come Up?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
By the end of the novel, which character or characters does Bri look to as examples of people who have stayed true to themselves and made their own path on their own terms in their personal and/or professional lives? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing how Miles's decision to embrace who he is, against his father Supreme's wishes, affects Bri's own choices about her ownership of her artistic path and career.
Essay Topic 3
What does The Ring represent to Bri? How does Bri's attitude towards The Ring change from the beginning of the novel to the end? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.
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