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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. Where does Cam's grandmother work?
(a) Newspaper office.
(b) Community college.
(c) University.
(d) Grocery store.

2. What color shoes did Cam's cousin talk him into buying?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

3. What curfew does Cam and Myron's grandmother give them?
(a) 11 p.m.
(b) 9 p.m.
(c) 10 p.m.
(d) Midnight.

4. In "The Ingredients," how often do Jamal, Big Boy, Flaco, and Randy shower after swimming?
(a) Never.
(b) A few times a month.
(c) A couple times a week.
(d) Once a week.

5. In "Oreo," how many candles does Nana Paulette have on her cake?
(a) 70.
(b) 85.
(c) 75.
(d) 80.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who nearly gets hit by a car in "The Ingredients" when the boys are talking about sandwiches?

2. Who died with Tessa in "Out of the Silence"?

3. When did Zoboi's birth country become the first independent Black nation in the Western Hemisphere?

4. In "Black. Nerd. Problems." where does Kamala work?

5. What city does Cam live in?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Out of the Silence," what does Cassie learn about Tessa's death?

2. Why do Jamal, Big Boy, Flaco, and Randy never shower after swimming?

3. Where do Shawn, DeMarcus, and Amir go after work and why?

4. What do Jamal, Big Boy, Flaco, and Randy talk about when they walk home from the pool, and what do they eat when they get to Flaco's house?

5. What does career path does Nivia's father want her to follow and why?

6. Who claims Nivia's work with Broken Reflections as her own and why?

7. What conversation do Joni and Junior have in "Oreo"?

8. How is Raven spending her spring break and why?

9. What does DeMarcus wear in "Black.Nerd. Problems."?

10. What does summertime in Brooklyn mean in "The Ingredients"?

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