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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the first time Tupac was shot?
(a) December, 1995.
(b) October, 1993.
(c) August, 1992.
(d) November, 1994.

2. What is D's foster mother's name?
(a) Edna.
(b) Lottie.
(c) Flo.
(d) Ida.

3. What is the narrator's mother like?
(a) Nice enough but standoffish.
(b) An alcoholic.
(c) A drug addict.
(d) Loving but is mostly gone.

4. In Chapter 1, what are the girls doing in the beginning of the chapter?
(a) Watching gangs fight on the street.
(b) Listening to the radio.
(c) Watching a basketball game.
(d) Watching music videos.

5. What does Jayjones bring home for the three girls to eat?
(a) Hamburgers and fries.
(b) Cuban sandwiches.
(c) Fish and chips.
(d) Fried chicken.

6. Who is Digital Underground?
(a) The group to which the girl who accuses Tupace belongs.
(b) A group from Tupac's early days as an entertainer.
(c) The group accused of shooting Tupac.
(d) The group to which Tupac currently belongs.

7. What does Brenda do with her baby in a song?
(a) Throws it in the garbage can.
(b) Gives it up for adoption.
(c) Lets the father take it.
(d) Raises it by herself.

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

9. In Chapter 4, what regret does the narrator's mother express?
(a) That she has to work so much.
(b) That the narrator's father does not live with them.
(c) That her family lives so far away.
(d) That she never had a son.

10. How does D feel about her mother?
(a) She admires her.
(b) She doesn't know her mother.
(c) She has no feelings about her.
(d) She hates her.

11. How did Jayjones get his nickname?
(a) From his father.
(b) From his ball t-shirt.
(c) He made it up himself.
(d) From his mother.

12. How do the narrator and Neeka know each other?
(a) They live across the hall from each other.
(b) They live on the same block.
(c) Even though they live a few miles from each other they go to the same school.
(d) Their mothers went to school together.

13. What is the narrator always doing?
(a) Playing basketball.
(b) Reading.
(c) Talking on the phone.
(d) Drawing pictures.

14. Who arrives with swollen eyes from crying?
(a) No one.
(b) Sarenta.
(c) D.
(d) Jayjones.

15. How did the narrator see Tupac?
(a) As a violent gang member.
(b) As a truly great ball player.
(c) As someone who wrote hateful songs.
(d) As a hero and survivor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, to where does the narrator flashback?

2. What habit does the narrator pick up from D that her mother dislikes?

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

4. What is the narrator's normal demeanor?

5. What does Mama ask about D and her family?

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