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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 through 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does D ask one late night when she comes to the narrator's home?
(a) To have something to eat.
(b) To sleep over.
(c) To borrow money.
(d) To get advice from the narrator's mother.

2. What does Neeka fear?
(a) Being arrested.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Being beaten or raped.
(d) Her mother finding out.

3. Why is the narrator hesitant about D's request?
(a) She is not allowed to do what D asks.
(b) She doesn't have the subway fare.
(c) She is supposed to babysit.
(d) She knows her mother does not like D and would not invite her to dinner.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Randall resemble Tash?

2. What does the narrator say is the effect of Tash's music?

3. What makes the narrator jealous of D?

4. Who is Flo?

5. Where did Tash play piano before going to prison?

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