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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. Who found the gun that Tito was hiding?

2. What does Jamal find in a box of cereal after he wins the fight with Dwayne?

3. Why does Mr. Davidson want Jamal put on medication?

4. Where does Jamal say the gun is when Sassy confronts him about it?

5. What is Dwayne's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jamal hear that Randy got hurt?

2. What happens as Tito's cab is driving away?

3. How does Jamal contact Indian to tell him to be the new leader?

4. What does Mr. Davidson say when Jamal comes to the school nurse?

5. What happened when Abuela found the gun that Tito was hiding?

6. Why does Jamal lose his job?

7. Why won't Jamal let Tito come to his house?

8. What happens when Blood sees Jamal working at the Bodega?

9. What does Jamal see after he hears the three shots of the gun?

10. What does Jamal spend his money from his job on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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