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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What habit does the narrator pick up from D that her mother dislikes?
(a) Listening to Tupac's music.
(b) Talking about boys all the time.
(c) Eating sweets before dinner.
(d) Saying the word ain't.

2. How many children are in Neeka's family?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eight.

3. What is Neeka's mother like?
(a) She is a drug addict.
(b) She is an alcoholic.
(c) Stern and unyielding.
(d) Overbearing but loving.

4. Why might the boys like D better than Neeka or the narrator?
(a) D knows how to flirt better.
(b) D is maturing physically faster.
(c) D is the new girl on the block.
(d) D has more freedom than the other two.

5. To what famous group did Tupac's mother belong?
(a) The Black Panthers.
(b) The Bloods.
(c) Students for a Democractic Society.
(d) The Hell's Angels.

6. Why have the narrator and Neeka not gone to visit D at her house?
(a) D won't let them see where she lives.
(b) They aren't allowed to leave the block.
(c) They don't have money for the bus.
(d) They have never wanted to visit D.

7. What did Tupac do while he was in jail?
(a) Get a college degree.
(b) Play basketball for the prison team.
(c) Write a book.
(d) Release an album.

8. What do Neeka and the narrator hear on the radio?
(a) That Tupac has been shot.
(b) That some white boys beat up a black kid on the ball court.
(c) That Tupac is acquitted.
(d) That Tupac is sentenced to 20 years.

9. What do Neeka and the narrator decide?
(a) Everyone has to learn jump rope on her own.
(b) Jacks are for babies.
(c) The baby brother is a lot of trouble.
(d) The sidewalk is too cracked to play hopscotch.

10. How does Neeka's mother feel about D when she first meets her?
(a) Motherly.
(b) Compassionate.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Indifferent.

11. In Chapter 1, to where does the narrator flashback?
(a) To the spring of 1993.
(b) To the winter of 1994.
(c) To the summer of 1995.
(d) To the summer of 1994.

12. According to the narrator what kind of clothes does D wear?
(a) Bright ones.
(b) Raggedy ones.
(c) The height of fashion.
(d) Odd ones.

13. How many sets of twins does Neeka's family have?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

14. For what is Jayjones known?
(a) Playing basketball.
(b) Being a straight A student.
(c) Playing football.
(d) Having a car.

15. What are Neeka and the narrator doing?
(a) Sitting on the stoop talking.
(b) Playing hopscotch.
(c) Playing jacks.
(d) Teaching kids to jump rope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's normal demeanor?

2. What does D think one needs to find in life?

3. What does Brenda do with her baby in a song?

4. Of what is the rapper Tupac accused?

5. When was the first time Tupac was shot?

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