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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many times was Tupac shot the first time he was shot?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

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

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

5. In what movie does Tupac play a starring role?
(a) Just Set Your Course.
(b) Snappin' Rappin'.
(c) Juice.
(d) Jambala.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator what kind of clothes does D wear?

2. About what does Neeka tease D when D returns in a few days with a jump rope?

3. Why might the boys like D better than Neeka or the narrator?

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

5. How do the narrator and Neeka know each other?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jayjones, why is he known at school and what does he want to do with his life?

2. Why does Jayjones arrive at the house breathless in Chapter 5?

3. What other children are in Neeka's family and how many of them are there?

4. What does Jayjones bring home for the girls to eat and what does he say to D about the food?

5. What does Neeka say to Jayjones when he tells her what happened to him at the park?

6. What does the narrator's mother question her about concerning D, what is the narrator's response and then her mother's response to the narrator's answer?

7. What does Tupac's death make the narrator think about and what is the rest of the book about?

8. What does D say is the reason she loves Tupac and how do the narrator and Neeka feel about what she says?

9. For what does the narrator have a reputation?

10. Who is D's foster mother, what is she like, and why does D obey her?

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