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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. Who hassles Jayjones?
(a) A cop.
(b) Some older boys.
(c) The mall security guard.
(d) A janitor.

2. How long have Neeka and the narrator known each other?
(a) For two years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Four years.
(d) Since they were babies.

3. How does the day end in Chapter 1?
(a) D returning home.
(b) The narrator having dinner with her mother.
(c) Neeka hurting her ankle.
(d) D teasing Neeka's older brother.

4. What racial heritage is D?
(a) Mixed.
(b) Caucasian.
(c) Hispanic.
(d) Black.

5. In what movie does Tupac play a starring role?
(a) Just Set Your Course.
(b) Snappin' Rappin'.
(c) Jambala.
(d) Juice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Neeka and the narrator quit what they are doing?

2. What does the narrator wonder about Tupac and the song about Brenda?

3. What does the narrator think Mama is thinking of when Mama looks sadly out the window?

4. What is the narrator's normal demeanor?

5. What does the narrator think she read about Albert's namesake?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long has the narrator known Neeka and how did they meet D?

2. What does D say looking at Tupac does to her?

3. Who is Jayjones, why is he known at school and what does he want to do with his life?

4. For whom is Albert named and why does the narrator question this choice?

5. For what does the narrator have a reputation?

6. What does the narrator think about Tupac and the song "Brenda's Got a Baby"?

7. What other children are in Neeka's family and how many of them are there?

8. What are D, the narrator, and Neeka doing in the opening of Chapter 1 and what is "Brenda's Got a Baby" about?

9. What does the narrator and her mother discuss from the newspaper in Chapter 6 and what do they decide?

10. How do the narrator and Neeka feel about Tupac?

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