Q 01/05

Which Shakespeare play, studied in English class, upsets Andy Jackson so much he runs out?

A) Hamlet

B) Othello

C) Macbeth

D) King Lear

Answer · why

C) Macbeth

Macbeth reaches its bleak speech about life being brief and meaningless, and Andy cannot sit through it. Death is the one subject he has been pretendi...

Q 02/05

Which character is Andy Jackson's girlfriend in Tears of a Tiger, who finally breaks up with him?

A) Keisha

B) Rhonda

C) Saundra

D) Angel

Answer · why

A) Keisha

Keisha stands by Andy for months and is the one person who sees how deep his depression runs. She ends it when his need for her becomes more than she ...

Q 03/05

Which sport do Andy Jackson and Rob Washington play for their high school in Tears of a Tiger?

A) Football

B) Basketball

C) Track and field

D) Baseball

Answer · why

B) Basketball

Basketball frames the whole story: the fatal drive follows a big win, and Andy later takes over his dead friend's place on the team. The court becomes...

Q 04/05

Which friend riding in the car on the night of the crash in Tears of a Tiger had not been drinking?

A) Tyrone Mills

B) Rob Washington

C) Andy Jackson

D) B.J. Carson

Answer · why

D) B.J. Carson

B.J. Carson stayed sober while the other three drank, and he still could not stop what happened. He later leans on his faith, praying for the friends ...

Q 05/05

Dr. Carrothers, whom Andy Jackson visits after the fatal crash, is what kind of professional?

A) A family doctor

B) A psychologist

C) A probation officer

D) A school chaplain

Answer · why

B) A psychologist

A psychologist is who Andy is sent to so he can talk through his guilt. He fools Dr. Carrothers by acting as though he is coping, which is one reason ...