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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 grade is Sassy in?

2. What would Jamal do in the job he considers taking after talking with Mack?

3. How do the other students plan to learn who the winner of the fight is?

4. Who does Jamal think about working for after talking wih Mack?

5. Why does Jamal get sent to the principal so often?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jamal do at the beginning of the fight that really angered Dwayne?

2. Why is Jamal sent to the principal after his meeting with Mack?

3. What does Jamal want for Christmas?

4. How long was Randy sentenced to jail, and what does Jamal think of this?

5. What does Jamal do after he is badly beaten in his fight with Dwayne?

6. What is Jamal asked to do when he helps paint the sets, and how does he feel about this?

7. What are the Scorpion headquarters like?

8. How does Jamal feel when he gets home after his meeting with the Scorpions?

9. What is Tito worried about when he sees that Jamal brought the gun to school, and how does Jamal calm him down?

10. Why do Tito and Jamal choose to join the gang?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

The gun was a major symbol in this book. Where did the gun come from, and how did it change Jamal's actions and thoughts?

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