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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kody's friend admit would happen to him for committing murder and kidnapping?
(a) He believes he get will get life in jail.
(b) He believes he will escape.
(c) He believes he will be executed.
(d) He believes he will be found not guilty.

2. What is NOT a rule created by the Consolidated Crips Organization?
(a) No English spoken after 6 P.M.
(b) Mandatory daily study time.
(c) Prisoners could not see their families.
(d) Foul language against African men and women.

3. Who does Kody's mom want him to see upon his release from the Youth Facility in the chapter, "Tamu?"
(a) A pastor in a church.
(b) Her new boyfriend.
(c) A man who has a potential job for Kody.
(d) His father.

4. What is Kody arrested for in the final chapter?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Check fraud.
(c) Murder.
(d) Auto theft.

5. In the chapter, "Tamu," what do the police find when they search Kody's home after he spends the day with Muhammad?
(a) Gun.
(b) A Malcolm X book.
(c) Stolen car parts.
(d) Drugs.

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

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

8. What has happened to Kershaun at the end of the book?
(a) He stops dealing drugs.
(b) He continues to be in the gang.
(c) He goes to college.
(d) He dies.

9. Who is Fred Hampton?
(a) Muhammad's father.
(b) An old guard at the youth facility.
(c) Leader of the Back Panthers.
(d) Muhammad's friend.

10. What does Kody hear that amazes him at the second Islam service he attends?
(a) He feels that he hears parts of his own life explained.
(b) He realizes the gang life is hypocritical.
(c) He thinks it is time to leave the gang.
(d) He is enjoying the service.

11. What California prison is Kody transferred to in the chapter "Reconnected?"
(a) Folsom.
(b) Kern Valley.
(c) San Quentin.
(d) Wasco.

12. How does get to Los Angeles after he is paroled in the chapter "Nation Time?"
(a) Airplane.
(b) He hitchhikes.
(c) His brother sends a taxi.
(d) He mom picks him up.

13. In the chapter, "Nation Time," what does the police officer demand Kody tell him?
(a) He wants to know where the Rollin' Sixties are.
(b) He wants his real name.
(c) He wants Kody to be a police informant.
(d) He wants his Social Security Number.

14. What happens to Kody after he is arrested his involvement in attacking a drug dealer in the last chapter?
(a) He is not charged so he stays home.
(b) He goes to jail.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He is given parole.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter "48 Hours" why is Kody removed from his cell?

2. What year does Kody get rearrested for in the last chapter?

3. How does Kody feel about this cease fire that occurs in the "Epilogue?"

4. Why does Kody feel out of place when he attends an Islam service with Muhammad in the chapter, "Tamu"?

5. How does Tray Ball die?

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