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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what famous group did Tupac's mother belong?
(a) Students for a Democractic Society.
(b) The Hell's Angels.
(c) The Black Panthers.
(d) The Bloods.

2. Who hassles Jayjones?
(a) A janitor.
(b) A cop.
(c) Some older boys.
(d) The mall security guard.

3. About what does Neeka tease D when D returns in a few days with a jump rope?
(a) About being an only child.
(b) About liking her only so she can jump rope.
(c) About hanging out with the narrator.
(d) About having a lot of brothers.

4. Why does D obey her foster mother?
(a) It is better than living on the street.
(b) She is a very polite girl.
(c) She likes her foster mother.
(d) She doesn't want to go to a juvenile center.

5. What is Neeka's mother like?
(a) Stern and unyielding.
(b) Overbearing but loving.
(c) She is a drug addict.
(d) She is an alcoholic.

6. Who is Digital Underground?
(a) The group accused of shooting Tupac.
(b) The group to which the girl who accuses Tupace belongs.
(c) The group to which Tupac currently belongs.
(d) A group from Tupac's early days as an entertainer.

7. What do the three girls have with the jump rope?
(a) Fights about turns.
(b) Stong arms.
(c) Skinned knees.
(d) Instant rhythm.

8. About what is the newspaper article that Mama is reading?
(a) About the inequality of the races in college success.
(b) Of the hisher rent limits being considered.
(c) A new set of posh condos being built down the street.
(d) Tupac's trial.

9. When was the first time Tupac was shot?
(a) November, 1994.
(b) August, 1992.
(c) December, 1995.
(d) October, 1993.

10. What shocks D's friends?
(a) To learn she is so impoverished.
(b) That she doesn't care that Tupac is shot.
(c) That she is leaving the city.
(d) That she swears at the white policeman.

11. Where has Jayjones been exercising?
(a) In the park.
(b) He snuck into a YMCA.
(c) On the escalator in the mall.
(d) No where.

12. Why does the narrator's mother question her about D?
(a) To make certain that D has enough food.
(b) To ensure she is not the wrong type of person for her daughter to know.
(c) To find out if D is homeless.
(d) To find out if D is a classmate.

13. What is D's foster mother's name?
(a) Flo.
(b) Lottie.
(c) Ida.
(d) Edna.

14. For what was Tupac known?
(a) He was a rock singer.
(b) He was a football player.
(c) He was an actor.
(d) He was a rapper.

15. What does D think one needs to find in life?
(a) A big purpose.
(b) A way to get around the system.
(c) A lot of friends.
(d) A kind boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Neeka and the narrator quit what they are doing?

2. What did confused people label Albert's namesake according to the narrator?

3. What is Neeka's second brother's name?`

4. How did the narrator see Tupac?

5. How does Neeka's mother feel about D when she first meets her?

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