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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Albert named as he was?
(a) He was very light skinned.
(b) He looked like he was going to be funny.
(c) He looked very athletic.
(d) He was born looking smart.

2. For whom is Neeka's brother Albert named?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Albert Brooks.
(c) Albert Louis-Jean.
(d) Albert Schweitzer.

3. How do the narrator and Neeka feel about D?
(a) Very fond.
(b) Snobbish towards her.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Don't like her.

4. How did Tupac feel about his mother?
(a) He loved her very much.
(b) He was indifferent to her.
(c) He hated her.
(d) He didn't respect her.

5. According to the narrator what kind of clothes does D wear?
(a) Bright ones.
(b) Raggedy ones.
(c) The height of fashion.
(d) Odd ones.

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

7. What is Neeka's mother like?
(a) Stern and unyielding.
(b) Overbearing but loving.
(c) She is an alcoholic.
(d) She is a drug addict.

8. Where has Jayjones been exercising?
(a) He snuck into a YMCA.
(b) In the park.
(c) No where.
(d) On the escalator in the mall.

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

10. How does D feel about her mother?
(a) She doesn't know her mother.
(b) She admires her.
(c) She hates her.
(d) She has no feelings about her.

11. What did confused people label Albert's namesake according to the narrator?
(a) He is a hero.
(b) He is a star athlete.
(c) He is a genius.
(d) He is a racist.

12. What do the three girls have with the jump rope?
(a) Stong arms.
(b) Fights about turns.
(c) Skinned knees.
(d) Instant rhythm.

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

14. Who took D Foster away before Tupac was shot a second time?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her biological mother.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her foster mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Neeka and the narrator doing?

2. Why is Tash in jail?

3. How many children are in Neeka's family?

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

5. For what was Tupac known?

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