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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 was Aunt Crystal's nickname?
(a) Princess.
(b) Queenie.
(c) Honey.
(d) Angel.

2. How many of Nanny's siblings died in a house fire when she was a little girl?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

3. How old was Matt when he finally swung back at Rasul?
(a) 11 or 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 10 or 11.

4. How old was Nanny's nephew Kevin when she adopted him?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

5. In Lil' Rall's letter to Nanny, how old does he remember he was when she called and told him to be careful taking the train from work?
(a) 33.
(b) 38.
(c) 36.
(d) 31.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of soap did the boys always use when they took baths at Nanny's?

2. What was the name of Emmett Till's mother?

3. When Johnson remembered a trip he took with Solidene and another family member, how long does he remember waiting in the car for Solidene?

4. How many kids were attending Nanny's daycare when she and her assistant, Aunt Cheryl, took them to Jersey City to get Nanny's grandchildren?

5. How old does Lil' Rall think he was when he remembers the custody hearing for him and his brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Johnson say in the Author's Note about how Black boys are viewed?

2. What did Justice remember that he and Nanny used to love?

3. In 1987, why did Nanny punch a woman named Mrs. Todd?

4. How did Nanny discipline the boys?

5. Why were Johnson and his cousins never allowed to go outside with a toy gun?

6. Who was Nanny?

7. Why was Nanny not arrested for punching Mrs. Todd?

8. During the summer of 1991, where did the family travel and why?

9. What did a girl accuse Rasul of doing at a baseball practice in 1987?

10. What does Johnson say about growing up with his cousins in the Author's Note?

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