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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. Who does the principal blame for the amount of times Jamal gets sent to the principal?
(a) Jamal's mother.
(b) Randy.
(c) Unsympathetic teachers.
(d) Jamal's father.

2. How does Tito feel when he hears Jamal is now a Scorpion?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Scared.
(c) Angry.
(d) Dissappointed.

3. Where does Jamal go after he leaves school the day he was sent to the principal's office?
(a) The boat basin.
(b) The park.
(c) The upper east side.
(d) The bodega.

4. What kind of climate does Jamal's best friend want to live in?
(a) Farming.
(b) Dryer.
(c) Colder.
(d) Warm.

5. What did Jamal's favorite teacher ask him to stay after school for?
(a) To help grade papers.
(b) To organize the supply room.
(c) To get some extra help in reading.
(d) To paint the set for the play.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jamal meet with the gang?

2. Who does Mack say Randy wants to be the new leader of the gang?

3. Which of the following people are NOT present when Jamal confronts the gang?

4. Where is Jamal's brother at the beginning of the book?

5. Who does Jamal get to hide his gun before his fight with Dwayne?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of things do Jamal and Tito do together?

2. What does Jamal think about as he walks away from his fight with Dwayne?

3. Where does Jamal sleep now that Randy is in prison?

4. Why does Miss Brown want Jamal to stay after school one day?

5. What did Jamal do at the beginning of the fight that really angered Dwayne?

6. How much money does Mama need to raise at the beginning of the book, and what is it for?

7. What does Mama ask Jamal when she gets home at the beginning of the book?

8. What kind of climate does Tito want to live in and why?

9. What kind of things does Jevon belittle Jamal about?

10. How does Jamal feel about his father, and why?

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