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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who went to Wes's high school graduation?
(a) His grandparents, mother, and Uncle Howard.
(b) About 20 members of his family.
(c) His grandparents and mother.
(d) A dozen members of his family.

2. What did Wes play at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Street hockey.
(d) Football.

3. What percent of students at Chinquapin MIddle School were black?
(a) 99.
(b) 92.
(c) 84.
(d) 75.

4. Where did Tony get shot in Chapter 3?
(a) Chest.
(b) Neck.
(c) Back.
(d) Shoulder.

5. How tall was Wes's father?
(a) 6 feet 3 inches.
(b) 5 feet 10 inches.
(c) 5 feet 11 inches.
(d) 6 feet 2 inches.

6. In Chapter 4, how often did Wes show up to school?
(a) 45% of the time.
(b) About 1/2 the time.
(c) About 1/3 of the time.
(d) 30% of the time.

7. When were the Murphy Homes built?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1957.

8. Who was home when Moore staggered home at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) His mother.
(b) Shani.
(c) Nikki.
(d) Mother's boyfriend.

9. A few years before 1990, what was Moore arrested for?
(a) Stealing a pickup.
(b) Robbing a convenience store.
(c) Robbing a grocery store.
(d) Stealing a car.

10. Where did Wes get a scholarship to attend graduate school?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Princeton.

11. How old was Moore's girlfriend in Chapter 4?
(a) 18.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

12. In Chapter 2, how many people lived in Cherry Hill?
(a) 8,000.
(b) 7,500.
(c) 6,200.
(d) 9,100.

13. In Chapter 1, how old was Wes?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

14. When did Wes's father graduate from college?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1971.

15. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what birthday did Moore have in prison?
(a) 32.
(b) 29.
(c) 33.
(d) 31.

Short Answer Questions

1. What football team did Moore play for in Chapter 2?

2. How long had Moore lived in Baltimore County in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 2, when Joy moved to New York, how long had she lived in her house in Baltimore?

4. In Chapter 4, how old was Mary?

5. From the early 1980s to the end of the decade, what percent did the murder rate rise in the Bronx?

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