Punching The Air Part 1 Review

What birthday tradition did Amal’s mom, Umi, have?

• She gave him two kisses for each year that he was old.

• She took him on exotic vacations.

• She made him watch the video of his birth.

• She allowed him one day to do whatever he wanted.

What is the name of the main character in "Punching The Air"?

• Amal Shahid

• Amarion Shalin

• Yusef Salaam

• Omari Shahid

Where does the story take place?

• Baltimore, Maryland

• Charlotte, North Carolina

• New York City

• Long Island

What is the main character's passion and talent?

• Photography and Karate

• Poetry and Art

• Poetry and Karate

• Freestyling and Poetry

In the beginning of this novel, what is the setting of the action?

• The courtroom

• New York City streets

• A school

• A juvenile detention facility

1. Which type of figurative language is being used in the following quote?

“My art teacher of all people should know / I could never make a painting / with the colors of mangled flesh / of broken bone, of bruised skin / out of someone’s face” (21)

• Personification

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

• Repetition

1. Which type of figurative language is being used in the following quote?

“Bail money was / invisible handcuffs” (77)

• Personification

• Foreshadowing

• Similie

• Metaphor

1. Which type of figurative language is being used in the following quote?

“Except Except

the quiet is choking my tears” (83)

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

What did Amal do that gained him his first suspension on his record?

• He cheated on a math test.

• He fought with a boy who made fun of him.

• He ran away from home after arguing with Umi.

• He stole a teacher’s phone

To what does Amal compare jail?

• School

• America

• Home

• Hell