View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who identifies Tracy for the reporters when she goes to school in "Ruby Bridges Brave"?

2. What does Quincy drive?

3. Who punched Tracy on the playground at school when her dad's trial was happening?

4. In "Mission (Un)Accomplished," how long does it take to drive to Corinne's school?

5. What type of car does James have that has been sitting since he was convicted?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Quincy help Tracy when her father was in jail?

2. What are Jamal and Angela doing when Tracy arrives at the radio station in "Flesh and Blood"?

3. What does Corinne tell Susan Touric about her brother during the interview?

4. In "The Fast and the Furious," why do the police come to the Beaumont's house?

5. Who is Beverly Ridges?

6. In "Past is Always Present," why does Tracy think that Quincy knows something about Jamal?

7. What is the problem with Tracy going to the antique store where her mother works?

8. What does Tracy remember doing with her father when she was Corinne's age?

9. What news does Tracy learn in "Each One Teach One"?

10. Why does Jamal have an interview on the Susan Touric Show?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

Essay Topic 3

Tracy gives Know Your Rights workshops. Why does Tracy give Know Your Rights workshops? How is the criminal justice system a minefield for Blacks? What is revealed about the criminal justice system through Tracy’s workshops?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 802 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample