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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. What does the narrator think she read about Albert's namesake?
(a) He died young.
(b) He was not a nice man.
(c) He was really black.
(d) He was born with a brain disorder.

2. Why does D obey her foster mother?
(a) It is better than living on the street.
(b) She doesn't want to go to a juvenile center.
(c) She is a very polite girl.
(d) She likes her foster mother.

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

4. What is D allowed to do during the day?
(a) Only go to school and come home.
(b) Go to school and stay for after school activities.
(c) She is not allowed to do anything, she is on house arrest.
(d) Go anywhere on the bus.

5. What reputation does the narrator have?
(a) She is dumb.
(b) She is athletic.
(c) She is selfish.
(d) She is a brainy nerd.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Jayjones accuse Neeka?

2. What does Jayjones bring home for the three girls to eat?

3. What did Tupac's shooting cause some people to call him?

4. Why is Tash in jail?

5. What does D say is the reason she came to the block where Neeka and the narrator are?

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