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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument did Jazmin's father play?
(a) Trumpet.
(b) Drums.
(c) Piano.
(d) Saxophone.

2. How much of the poem does Jazmin remember?
(a) A few lines.
(b) The main idea.
(c) None of it.
(d) A word or two.

3. What emotion does Jazmin feel as she is writing?
(a) Relief.
(b) Disappointment.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Anger.

4. Where is Jazmin when a gunfight breaks out in her neighborhood?
(a) At school.
(b) On the stoop.
(c) In her bedroom.
(d) In the apartment vestibule.

5. What is one name to which Jazmin does not suggest her name be changed?
(a) Jane.
(b) Sally.
(c) Linda.
(d) Sue.

6. Who does Jazmin credit with getting her and her sister to their mother's home?
(a) Angels.
(b) Aunt Sarah.
(c) Luck.
(d) Sister Church.

7. What business is on the other side of Jazmin's apartment?
(a) A pharmacy.
(b) A jazz club.
(c) A movie theater.
(d) A laundromat.

8. On what do Jazmin's parents agree?
(a) What room will be hers.
(b) The spelling of CeCe's name.
(c) The spelling of her name.
(d) Her name.

9. Where did Jazmin live most of her younger years?
(a) In a mansion.
(b) At a boarding school.
(c) In rooming houses.
(d) In orphanages.

10. How many bedrooms does Jazmin's apartment have?
(a) Two and one half.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) One and one half.

11. What type of jeans did Jazmin wear?
(a) She doesn't.
(b) Hip-huggers.
(c) Boot cut.
(d) Slim.

12. Which photo of Jabari made Jazmin laugh?
(a) His prom photo.
(b) His graduation photo.
(c) His baby photo.
(d) His kindergarten photo.

13. What kind of music comes from the bar and grill?
(a) Rock.
(b) Country.
(c) Rhythm and blues.
(d) Jazz.

14. At what does Jazmin find herself staring?
(a) J.D.
(b) J.D.'s dashiki.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) Into space.

15. Who is Aunt Sarah?
(a) CeCe's aunt.
(b) Jazmin's aunt.
(c) D.J.'s aunt.
(d) Jazmin's neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what jazz artist are Jazmin's parents listening?

2. What object reminds Jazmin of her father?

3. What does CeCe not allow in her apartment?

4. How long has Jazmin lived at 2104 Amsterdam Avenue?

5. How old is CeCe when Jazmin is born?

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