1.) b

2.) b

3.) c

4.) a

5.) a

6.) b

7.) a

8.) c

9.) b

10) c

11.) b

12.) a

13.) a

14.) c

15.) b

ESSAY TOPICS - BOOK REPORT IDEAS

1. Pharaoh is determined to hold onto his childhood at any cost. What metaphor is used to describe this determination? Using several examples, show how he hides behind this idea.

2. Lafeyette tells his mother at one point that he is just tired. Explain what he means and how he came to feel this way.......

...........10. The subtitle of this story refers to two boys growing up in the other America. What does he mean when he calls it the Other America? How does that also apply to the idea that the projects are a war zone?

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