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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 through 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Jayjones think he was hassled?
(a) Because he was a smart aleck.
(b) Because he is black.
(c) Because he knocked over a white boy in the ball game.
(d) Because he was going up the down escalator.

5. For what does D envy Neeka?
(a) Her close, loving family.
(b) Her athletic ability.
(c) Her good looks.
(d) Her intelligence and good grades.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's normal demeanor?

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

3. To what famous group did Tupac's mother belong?

4. According to the narrator what kind of clothes does D wear?

5. Who arrives with swollen eyes from crying?

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