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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why might the boys like D better than Neeka or the narrator?
(a) D has more freedom than the other two.
(b) D is maturing physically faster.
(c) D knows how to flirt better.
(d) D is the new girl on the block.
2. In Chapter 4, what regret does the narrator's mother express?
(a) That she never had a son.
(b) That she has to work so much.
(c) That her family lives so far away.
(d) That the narrator's father does not live with them.
3. 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.
4. What does Jayjones bring home for the three girls to eat?
(a) Fried chicken.
(b) Hamburgers and fries.
(c) Fish and chips.
(d) Cuban sandwiches.
5. What habit does the narrator pick up from D that her mother dislikes?
(a) Saying the word ain't.
(b) Talking about boys all the time.
(c) Listening to Tupac's music.
(d) Eating sweets before dinner.
6. Who took D Foster away before Tupac was shot a second time?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her foster mother.
(c) Her biological mother.
(d) Her grandmother.
7. How do the narrator and Neeka know each other?
(a) They live across the hall from each other.
(b) Even though they live a few miles from each other they go to the same school.
(c) They live on the same block.
(d) Their mothers went to school together.
8. Why is Tash in jail?
(a) House burglary.
(b) An unnamed crime.
(c) Armed robbery.
(d) Gang fighting.
9. What is Neeka's mother like?
(a) She is an alcoholic.
(b) She is a drug addict.
(c) Overbearing but loving.
(d) Stern and unyielding.
10. How does D feel about her mother?
(a) She doesn't know her mother.
(b) She admires her.
(c) She hates her.
(d) She has no feelings about her.
11. What does Brenda do with her baby in a song?
(a) Throws it in the garbage can.
(b) Gives it up for adoption.
(c) Lets the father take it.
(d) Raises it by herself.
12. How many times was Tupac shot the first time he was shot?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.
13. Where has Jayjones been exercising?
(a) In the park.
(b) On the escalator in the mall.
(c) No where.
(d) He snuck into a YMCA.
14. On what day are Neeka and the narrator outside?
(a) Easter Sunday.
(b) Friday before Thanksgiving.
(c) Thanksgiving Day.
(d) The day after Thanksgiving.
15. What does D say is the reason she came to the block where Neeka and the narrator are?
(a) Her aunt lives there.
(b) That was as far as her money would take her on the bus.
(c) It is no gang territory.
(d) The pretty trees.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Mama ask about D and her family?
2. For what was Tupac known?
3. Why was Albert named as he was?
4. How did Jayjones get his nickname?
5. For what is Jayjones known?
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