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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 through 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jayjones think he was hassled?
(a) Because he was going up the down escalator.
(b) Because he knocked over a white boy in the ball game.
(c) Because he is black.
(d) Because he was a smart aleck.

2. Who is Randall?
(a) Tash's piano teacher.
(b) Miss Irene's son.
(c) Tash's big brother.
(d) Neeka's boyfriend.

3. On what day are Neeka and the narrator outside?
(a) Thanksgiving Day.
(b) The day after Thanksgiving.
(c) Friday before Thanksgiving.
(d) Easter Sunday.

4. Of what is the rapper Tupac accused?
(a) Killing a taxi driver accidentally.
(b) Obscene lyrics.
(c) Sexually abusing a young woman.
(d) Income tax evasion.

5. Where does the narrator go with Miss Irene one Saturday in the summer?
(a) To interview at a college.
(b) To see Neeka's father in a hospital.
(c) To visit Tash in prison.
(d) To the amphiteater where she had such an emotional experience.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long is Tupac sentenced?

2. Why is the narrator hesitant about D's request?

3. Why have several colleges contacted Jayjones?

4. Who watches the three girls jump rope?

5. Why does young Albert have to take off his wire-rimmed glasses?

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