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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. Whom does Midnight want Winter to go to for help when he leaves town?
(a) Youth community center.
(b) Sister Souljah.
(c) The church.
(d) The police.

2. Who is Winter's best customer at the group home?
(a) Noni.
(b) Claudette.
(c) Lashay.
(d) Rashida.

3. How often does Winter's mother get her hair done?
(a) Every day.
(b) Every three days.
(c) Every two weeks.
(d) Every week.

4. What does Santiaga buy his wife as a present after the shooting?
(a) Rolex.
(b) Mercedes Benz.
(c) Coach purse.
(d) Diamond bracelet.

5. What does Santiaga always say to Winter?
(a) "Play your hand close to your chest."
(b) "Life is fast and short."
(c) "Keep your poker face on."
(d) "Be a player."

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Midnight give Winter in Chapter 8?

2. How many days does Winter stay in bed at the group home after Santiaga refuses to see her?

3. What term does Winter use to describe Simone's shoplifting?

4. How sure was the lawyer that he could get Winter's mom out of jail?

5. Where does Winter ride the bus to in her new town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Winter returns from celebrating her seventeenth birthday with her Brooklyn friends?

2. What is Winter's main concern after her mother returns from the hospital with her disfigured face?

3. Why does Midnight suddenly appear at the Santiaga home in Chapter 4?

4. What happens on Winter's sixteenth birthday?

5. What does Winter discover about her father when she takes her mother to visit him in prison?

6. What is Winter's father like?

7. What is Winter's elaborate plan to celebrate her seventeenth birthday?

8. What is Winter's relationship like with her friends in Brooklyn?

9. What happens the first time Winter escapes Long Island to go into Brooklyn?

10. What is Mrs. Santiaga's first concern after she is released from jail?

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