2. What habit does the narrator pick up from D that her mother dislikes?
(a) Saying the word ain't.
(b) Listening to Tupac's music.
(c) Talking about boys all the time.
(d) Eating sweets before dinner.

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

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

5. Why does the narrator call Neeka's second brother a queen?
(a) He likes to dress in female clothing but he dates women.
(b) To indicate he is gay.
(c) Because it makes him angry and he is fun to tease.
(d) He waves at cars like he is the Queen of England.

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

7. What makes the narrator jealous of D?
(a) Jayjones asks her to the movies.
(b) D has a new dress.
(c) Jayjones walks her to the bus stop.
(d) Neeka's other brother walks D to the bus stop.

8. What does Jayjones bring home for the three girls to eat?
(a) Fried chicken.
(b) Fish and chips.
(c) Cuban sandwiches.
(d) Hamburgers and fries.

9. For what is Jayjones known?
(a) Having a car.
(b) Being a straight A student.
(c) Playing basketball.
(d) Playing football.

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

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

12. What does D say is the reason she came to the block where Neeka and the narrator are?
(a) The pretty trees.
(b) Her aunt lives there.
(c) That was as far as her money would take her on the bus.
(d) It is no gang territory.

13. What does Neeka think Jayjones should do?
(a) Give up basketball.
(b) Join the Army.
(c) Join the Marines.
(d) Work hard at his basketball.

14. Why does the narrator's mother question her about D?
(a) To ensure she is not the wrong type of person for her daughter to know.
(b) To find out if D is homeless.
(c) To make certain that D has enough food.
(d) To find out if D is a classmate.

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