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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. Why are the narrator and Neeka jealous of D right off?
(a) Her large family.
(b) Her coppery hair.
(c) Her clothes.
(d) Her freedom to roam the city.

2. What does Jayjones tell D about pretty girls and eating?
(a) Pretty girls don't like fries.
(b) Pretty girls eat sandwiches.
(c) Pretty girls eat wings.
(d) Eating fish makes pretty girls even better looking.

3. Where was Tupac's mother when she was pregnant with him?
(a) In Washington, D.C.
(b) Living with his father.
(c) The book doesn't say.
(d) In jail.

4. What does Mama ask about D and her family?
(a) If they know Jesus.
(b) Where they came from and what they are like.
(c) If they are wealthy.
(d) If they go to church.

5. What does the narrator endure in order to get to where they are going?
(a) Rejection from the college.
(b) A poor breakfast and long train and bus rides.
(c) Hearing Miss Irene talk on and on.
(d) The pitying glaces of white people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's mother like?

2. For how long is Tupac sentenced?

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

4. Upon what does the narrator remark concerning the beautiful day?

5. Where do the girls walk?

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