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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Tupac's shooting cause some people to call him?
(a) An unlucky dude.
(b) A drug runner.
(c) A gangster.
(d) A hate mongrel.

3. Why do Neeka and the narrator quit what they are doing?
(a) Neeka's mother calls her home.
(b) The ice cream truck pulls up.
(c) The kids won't listen to them.
(d) Neeka has to change her baby brother's diaper.

4. What racial heritage is D?
(a) Caucasian.
(b) Black.
(c) Hispanic.
(d) Mixed.

5. How did Jayjones get his nickname?
(a) From his ball t-shirt.
(b) From his father.
(c) From his mother.
(d) He made it up himself.

6. What is D's biggest dream?
(a) She will marry a wealthy man.
(b) She will become a movie star.
(c) She will go to college.
(d) Her biological mother will come for her.

7. How does the narrator feel when Jayjones tells her about pretty girls and eating?
(a) Inferior.
(b) She dislikes Jayjones.
(c) She thinks it is funny.
(d) She feels angry.

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

9. Why is Tash in jail?
(a) Armed robbery.
(b) An unnamed crime.
(c) House burglary.
(d) Gang fighting.

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

11. How long have Neeka and the narrator known each other?
(a) Six months.
(b) For two years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Since they were babies.

12. For what was Tupac known?
(a) He was an actor.
(b) He was a football player.
(c) He was a rock singer.
(d) He was a rapper.

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

14. In Chapter 1, to where does the narrator flashback?
(a) To the summer of 1995.
(b) To the winter of 1994.
(c) To the summer of 1994.
(d) To the spring of 1993.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About how old were the three girl friends when Tupac was shot?

2. How do the narrator and Neeka know each other?

3. Why does the narrator call Neeka's second brother a queen?

4. What school does Jayjones attend?

5. In what condition is Jayjones when he arrives?

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