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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. What does Kody fear will happen to his sister?
(a) She is wearing Tray Eights gang colors, suggesting she is now part of the gang.
(b) She is talking to a rival gang member.
(c) She is dressed inappropriately.
(d) He fears she can be kidnapped.

2. Why does Kody want to fight these men outside the store he wants to rob?
(a) Lil' Hunchy starts the fight and needs help.
(b) He needs to defend himself.
(c) He thinks he can beat them.
(d) These men want to rob the store too.

3. What store does Kody go to with his mother that is in Rollin' Sixties turf?
(a) Buddah Market.
(b) Target.
(c) Footlocker.
(d) The supermarket.

4. In the "The War," how long was Kody unconscious in the hospital?
(a) His never looses consciousness.
(b) Three days.
(c) One week.
(d) One day.

5. When does Kody stand trial for murder?
(a) June, 1981.
(b) June, 1982.
(c) January, 1982.
(d) August, 1981.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Kody arrives home from jail, what does he discover happened to a fellow gang member's sister?

2. What kind of weapon does Kody take with him when he goes out to get revenge for getting shot at earlier?

3. Who shows up at the hospital after Kody calls for protection?

4. On the night that Kody and his crew are searching for a car to steal, who do they come across?

5. Why is Kody sent to Camp Munz?

Short Essay Questions

1. When in the hospital for getting shot in the back, how does Kody view his own life and mortality?

2. Describe Kody's initiation into the gang.

3. By the time Kody tries to rob the Western Surplus store, how powerful has he become in the Tray Eights gang?

4. Kody enters the Crips after his 6th grade graduation. How does Kody prove that he is ready for the gang life?

5. By the end of the first chapter, Kody begins to show signs of a struggle with gang life. In what ways is he having difficulty with his choices?

6. Describe Kody's relationship with his mother in the chapter "Boys to Men."

7. How does Kody's mother show concern for him when he is released the hospital?

8. Why do Kody and Crazy De create a plan to section off the gang?

9. In the chapter "Boys to Men", do Kody demonstrate any remorse his violent actions?

10. In the chapter "Ambush," Kody talks about how gang members are treated. What does he say about how did the gang members treat each other?

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