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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Kody's cell mate in the jail facility at the start of "48 Hours"?
(a) Crazy De.
(b) Fat Rat.
(c) B.T.
(d) Huck.

2. What is the name of the Crips' chant?
(a) Crip Chant.
(b) Brothers' Crip Cadence.
(c) Universal Crip Cadence.
(d) Death to the Bloods.

3. Why is Kody's cell block called 48 Hours?
(a) The guards change their shift every 48 hours.
(b) It is Kody's lucky number.
(c) If you live the first 48 hours, you have a good chance of long term survival.
(d) It is cell block 4800.

4. At the end of the book, who does Kody blame for his decisions?
(a) His mother.
(b) Himself.
(c) His former gang.
(d) Tamu.

5. How long is Kody in the Youth Facility before his release?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Six months.

6. In the chapter "Nation Time," what group does Kody begin to distance himself from?
(a) Crips.
(b) Tamu and his children.
(c) Islam.
(d) His family.

7. What word does Kody struggle to understand from a Malcolm X quote?
(a) Alone.
(b) Oppressors.
(c) Death.
(d) Racist.

8. How is Kody able to afford an apartment with Tamu?
(a) He gets a job from his mother's friend.
(b) He works at the church.
(c) He works for Muhammad.
(d) He sells drugs.

9. What is the name of an alternative group that grows out of the C.C.O?
(a) Westside Crips.
(b) Mexican Mafia.
(c) Latin Kings.
(d) B.N.C.O.-Blue Note Crip Organization.

10. How do Joker and Macc try to end their feud?
(a) They have a fistfight, which Joker wins.
(b) Kody steps in and beats up Macc.
(c) They have a shoot out.
(d) They do not end it.

11. What does Kody call police officers in the chapter "Nation Time?"
(a) Popo.
(b) He refused to call them anything.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Coppers.

12. Why do Tamu and Kody need to go home when they are at the restaurant?
(a) Tamu is worried about their daughter.
(b) Rival gang members show up.
(c) Kody is not feeling well.
(d) They are short $10 for the bill and go home to get it.

13. Why does Kody respect Muhammad?
(a) He helps get Kody out of trouble.
(b) He knows he is a former gang member.
(c) He is interested in learning more about Islam.
(d) He is afraid of him.

14. What job does Kody get in the chapter "Nation Time?"
(a) Waiter.
(b) Clerk.
(c) Janitor.
(d) Salesperson.

15. At the end of the book, what political ideology does Kody support?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Separatism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who picks Kody from jail at the end of the chapter, "Muhammad Abdubllah"?

2. Why is Kody kept on "The Rock," the solitary lock down part of the Youth Facility?

3. In the last chapter, which two groups decide on a cease fire?

4. Who does Kody's cell mate attack in the chapter "48 Hours?"

5. What world community does Kody fear is becoming gang like?

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