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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 really black.
(d) He was not a nice man.

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

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

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

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

6. In what condition is Jayjones when he arrives?
(a) Excited.
(b) Angry.
(c) Anxious and out of breath.
(d) Dejected.

7. What did Tupac do while he was in jail?
(a) Play basketball for the prison team.
(b) Release an album.
(c) Get a college degree.
(d) Write a book.

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

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

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

11. Who arrives with swollen eyes from crying?
(a) D.
(b) No one.
(c) Jayjones.
(d) Sarenta.

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

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

14. On what day are Neeka and the narrator outside?
(a) Easter Sunday.
(b) Friday before Thanksgiving.
(c) Thanksgiving Day.
(d) The day after Thanksgiving.

15. To what famous group did Tupac's mother belong?
(a) The Hell's Angels.
(b) The Bloods.
(c) The Black Panthers.
(d) Students for a Democractic Society.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sets of twins does Neeka's family have?

2. What does Neeka think Jayjones should do?

3. What is D allowed to do during the day?

4. In Chapter 1, what are the girls doing in the beginning of the chapter?

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

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