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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 Tyrell read in Novisha's diary that upsets him?
(a) She is thinking of moving out of her mother's apartment.
(b) She thinks he should go to college himself.
(c) She is depressed and down on herself.
(d) She is attracted to other boys.

2. What does Tyrell tell Novisha the money she finds is for?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Going to school.
(c) Money for bail for his father.
(d) Feeding his family.

3. Why is Novisha angry at Tyrell in Chapter 11?
(a) He lost all her money.
(b) He is drunk.
(c) He cheated on her.
(d) He is high.

4. What does Tyrell make Troy do to make sure he can try to take care of himself as he gets older in Chapter 9?
(a) Kill a roach.
(b) Get food for the family.
(c) Make a phone call.
(d) Go to the vending machines alone.

5. What does Tyrell's mother give to Dante?
(a) Their apartment key.
(b) All their money.
(c) Their food.
(d) The key to the storage unit with all Tyrell's father's equipment in it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Tyrell's girlfriend?

2. Who does Tyrell meet who is the same age as he is in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 10, who is Cal's girlfriend?

4. How much did Tyrell's father typically make on one party?

5. Why is Tyrell so mad at his mother in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Tyrell's mother do that upsets him and what does he tell her?

2. In Chapter 4, what is wrong with the Bennett?

3. In Chapter 12, why does Jasmine call Tyrell?

4. What does Tyrell's mother give to Dante in Chapter 14 that makes him irate?

5. What does Tyrell think of Jasmine when they first meet?

6. In Chapter 14, what does Tyrell remember about the few times his father beat his mother?

7. In Chapter 2, what does Tyrell's mother often do instead of looking for a job?

8. What does Novisha give Tyrell in Chapter 3 and what does this gift mean to him?

9. What does Tyrell's friend Cal do with his brothers to make money that Tyrell does not want to do?

10. Why does Tyrell think his mother wants to keep Troy, his brother, in special education classes?

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