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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 does Jermaine make Lolly promise never to do when he is 9?

2. What does Vega name his violin?

3. Who is Mr. Ali?

4. What business do Sunny and April start?

5. Who is Steve?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Harmonee?

2. Who is trying to get Vega's cousin to join their crew?

3. Who is following the narrator at the beginning of the novel?

4. What room does Mr. Ali lock Lolly into?

5. Where did Jermaine work before he died?

6. Where does Lolly spend his afternoons on school days?

7. Who is Butteray Jones?

8. What instrument does Vega play?

9. What does Steve do for a living?

10. What animal does Lolly encounter at the park in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring significance of the storage room. What is the storage room, and why is it so important to Lolly and Rose? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Lolly's vision for his life. What kind of life does Lolly think he will have at the beginning of the novel? Do his expectations change by the end of the novel? If so, why? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Lolly's relationship with Mr. Ali. In what ways does this relationship end up being beneficial for Lolly? Use examples from the text as support.

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