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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to LaJoe at the welfare meeting?
(a) Her children are removed.
(b) She is taken to the hospital.
(c) She is taken to jail.
(d) Her benefits are cut off.

2. When Rickey and Lafeyette shoplift, what are they unaware of?
(a) a manager pretending to be a customer
(b) a security camera in the back room
(c) a policeman standing at the front door
(d) an alarm system when someone takes without paying

3. Why will Jimmie Lee not let Horner project boys join his gang and even warns them to stay away from drugs and gangs?
(a) because they are too young
(b) because he only uses boys from other projects
(c) because of his love for children
(d) because the Horner boys are too undernourished

4. What did a friend do for the family?
(a) helped LaJoe get her welfare back
(b) bailed Terrence out of jail
(c) bought some groceries
(d) gave Lafeyette a job

5. Where does Bird Leg get his pets?
(a) as gifts from friends
(b) at a pet store
(c) along the railroad tracks
(d) back yards of Hispanic and white neighborhoods

6. What do Lafeyette and Pharoah want from Terrence?
(a) a promise he will not come home
(b) the name of his gang leader
(c) the key to his foot locker
(d) him to come home

7. What accusation is brought against LaJoe?
(a) gambling
(b) child abuse
(c) welfare fraud
(d) drug dealing

8. After Urica's testimony, how long does it take the jury to find Lawrence Jackson guilty of murder?
(a) one week
(b) one afternoon
(c) one day
(d) one hour

9. What is the last word Pharoah is given to spell?
(a) indoctrinate
(b) endurance
(c) endeavor
(d) endearing

10. Who is the son LaJoe is closest to but who disappoints her the most?
(a) Terrence
(b) Lafeyette
(c) Paul
(d) Pharoah

11. What are two main threats to the safety of Lafeyette and Pharoah at the Henry Horner Homes?
(a) trains and busses
(b) rats and snakes
(c) gun battles and gang influences
(d) food and education

12. What does Pharoah worry about as he prepares for the contest?
(a) his pronunciation
(b) his memory
(c) his clothes
(d) his stutter

13. What does Terrance claim loudly?
(a) that the guards beat him
(b) that he is innocent of the crime
(c) that the food is terrible
(d) that he will break out

14. Who is the only one LaJoe tells about the situation with the welfare board?
(a) Paul
(b) Terrance
(c) Rochelle
(d) LaFeyette

15. Why do Lafeyette and Rickey refuse to take Pharoah back to the railroad tracks?
(a) more rumors spread about the dangers in the area
(b) they think they are too old to play there anymore
(c) they have lost their interest in finding snakes
(d) they think Pharoah is too young to hang out with

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lafeyette not want to play basketball with the project boys?

2. Who is LaJoe's one hope of having a child graduate from high school and go on to college?

3. What occurs with LaShawn and her two children, boyfriend, and boyfriend's brother ?

4. What gives Pharoah a headache at the jail?

5. Why do the police take the boys close to their home and drop them off with a stern warning?

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