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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Benjie remember eating at a bakery sometimes on Sunday mornings?
(a) Coffee cake with raisins and nuts.
(b) Cinnamon rolls.
(c) Filled doughnuts.
(d) Muffins with streusel.

2. What was Nigeria's nickname?
(a) Niger.
(b) Gerry.
(c) Rick.
(d) Nick.

3. On page 52, how long has it been since Rose met Butler?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 3 years.

4. How old does Benjie think a kid might be safe from sexual crimes?
(a) 11 or 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 13 or 14.

5. On page 44, who does Nigeria say said, "because it please me to try" (44)?
(a) Nat Turner.
(b) Harriet Tubman.
(c) Frederick Douglass.
(d) John Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Benjie call Nigeria when he takes him down to the principal and requests that his parents be notified?

2. Who goes with Nigeria to take Benjie to the principal when he is stoned?

3. Where would Nigeria's parents go for the Fourth of July?

4. Who gave Benjie his first joint of pot?

5. How much did Jimmy-Lee's father give him once for school supplies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nigeria remember about his grandfather?

2. What was Nigeria's goal in getting through school?

3. What is segregation in reserve?

4. How did Jimmy-Lee learn to read well and fast?

5. What does Benjie think about lying, and how did he break his code?

6. What does Jimmy-Lee say about his father?

7. Why did Benjie take money out of his grandmother's purse?

8. What would Butler do if he and Rosie had money?

9. How did Rose meet Butler?

10. What does the principal say about his job and school?

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