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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the girls make snow angels?
(a) In the grass by the bus stop.
(b) In front of their house on the sidewalk.
(c) They do not since the snow is not heavy enough.
(d) In the snow on the stage.

2. What is the news about Tash?
(a) He has been given another year for bad behavior.
(b) He is being moved to another prison.
(c) He is getting out of jail.
(d) He is dying.

3. Of what is Tash convinced about Sly?
(a) That he is wealthy.
(b) That he is gay.
(c) That he is corrupt.
(d) That he is a racist.

4. What does Jayjones say happens to black men in the wrong places?
(a) They are beaten by white gan?gs.
(b) They are shot by police without even asking the men questions.
(c) Nothing.
(d) They are harrassed by white police.

5. What does Neeka fear?
(a) Being beaten or raped.
(b) Being arrested.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Her mother finding out.

6. Where do D, Neeka and the narrator get off the bus?
(a) At D's cousin's house.
(b) Near a dark city park.
(c) At the mall.
(d) At a friend's house where there is a party.

7. Who is Daneeka Lucy Jones?
(a) Neeka's sister-in-law.
(b) The narrator's sister-in-law.
(c) Neeka.
(d) The narrator.

8. For how long is Tupac sentenced?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) Up to 4 1/2 years.
(d) 60 days.

9. What does Neeka want to do?
(a) Become a law or math professor.
(b) Become a rapper like Tupac.
(c) Become a model.
(d) Become an actress.

10. What does D vow after hearing the counselor?
(a) To find her birth mother who would love her.
(b) To find her birth father who would love her.
(c) To show the counselfor that she was tough.
(d) To be the perfect child.

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

12. When does Tash expect to be out?
(a) The end of summer.
(b) In a week.
(c) Within 2 years.
(d) He has no expectations.

13. Why is Tash moved?
(a) He is not moved.
(b) He is moved to a work camp.
(c) He is harrassed about being gay and Tash cuts the man.
(d) He asked to get closer to his family.

14. What does Neeka say about Tash?
(a) At least he is out of drugs in prison.
(b) He would not hurt a fly.
(c) He has a bad temper, but would not do any more than slap a person.
(d) He is scary.

15. What does D say about a counselor's statement in a group home?
(a) The counselor says that D is wonderful.
(b) The counselor says that D's kind of child is a throwaway kid.
(c) The counselor says that D has more potential than any child there.
(d) The counselor says that D is no good.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Sly whenever Tash meets him?

2. What happens to the narrator and Neeka in May?

3. How does Randall resemble Tash?

4. What does D ask one late night when she comes to the narrator's home?

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

(see the answer keys)

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