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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. In the chapter "Nation Time," who harasses Kody while he is driving with Tamu and his children?
(a) His family.
(b) The police.
(c) Muhammad.
(d) His gang.

2. How does Tray Ball die?
(a) He kills himself playing Russian roulette.
(b) He is killed in a gang fight.
(c) Kody kills him for betrayl.
(d) He dies in jail.

3. Who is the first person Kody meets when he arrives in prison at the start of "Reconnected?"
(a) Rattone.
(b) Desmond.
(c) Li'l Rat.
(d) Fat Rat.

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

5. Why does Rattone criticize Kody?
(a) He criticizes Kody for becoming a Blood.
(b) He criticizes Kody for leaving the gang life.
(c) Rattone criticizes Kody for his involvement in the new organization of Crips.
(d) He is upset that Kody is in prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of an alternative group that grows out of the C.C.O?

2. Who is Kody's cell mate in the jail facility at the start of "48 Hours"?

3. How long does Kody serve in California state prison before he is paroled in the chapter "Nation Time?"

4. Why is Kody's cell block called 48 Hours?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Muhammad show Kody that he can trust him?

2. At the end of book, why does Kody return to jail?

3. How does Suma influence Kody?

4. Kody goes to visit Crazy De in jail and determines that have a different outlook on gangs. How are their viewpoints different?

5. What changes does Kody go through he is transferred to San Quentin State Prison?

6. In "Nation Time," Kody is out with Tamu and their kids. Their car is pulled over by the police. Describe how the police treat Kody and how he responds to this treatment.

7. How is the new Crips organization similar to the old one?

8. How does Malcolm X influence Kody?

9. Describe how loyalty is a major idea in the chapter, "Tamu."

10. After Kody joins the New African Independence Movement, how does he feel about gangs?

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