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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. Why does Jamal like his favorite teacher?

2. What does Tito say he does NOT want Jamal to do?

3. Where does Jamal go to find Mack?

4. What emotion does Jamal feel whenever he has the gun?

5. What does Jamal say he will use if he does join the gang?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jamal want for Christmas?

2. What does Jamal do to intimidate Dwayne and ultimately win the fight?

3. What is Jamal most mad at Randy for?

4. What kind of things does Jevon belittle Jamal about?

5. What kind of things do Jamal and Tito do together?

6. Why did Randy get a longer sentence than the other two people involved in the same crime?

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

8. How does Mama hurt herself?

9. What does the class bully make fun of Jamal for?

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

Jamal endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials, and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Tito and Jamal are two very similar people, and yet they have some very notable and important differences. Using the text to cite some support, write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters.

Essay Topic 3

What did Jamal do at the boat basin, and how did what happened there change his ideas on life?

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