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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20 through 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Tash in jail?
(a) House burglary.
(b) Armed robbery.
(c) Gang fighting.
(d) An unnamed crime.

2. What does the narrator endure in order to get to where they are going?
(a) The pitying glaces of white people.
(b) A poor breakfast and long train and bus rides.
(c) Rejection from the college.
(d) Hearing Miss Irene talk on and on.

3. What do Neeka and Tash sing?
(a) Ain't No Mountain.
(b) By and By.
(c) Glory Road.
(d) One of Tupac's songs.

4. Who watches the three girls jump rope?
(a) The narrator's mother.
(b) Neeka's mother.
(c) The younger girls.
(d) The older boys.

5. What does Tupac's death force the narrator to consider?
(a) How wonderful life is.
(b) D's influence on her life.
(c) D's bad choices.
(d) Whether guns should be outlawed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Jayjones' future plans?

2. Where did Tash play piano before going to prison?

3. Why is Tash moved?

4. What did Tupac's shooting cause some people to call him?

5. Where does Jayjones say black men cannot be caught?

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