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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the narrator's mother like?
(a) An alcoholic.
(b) Loving but is mostly gone.
(c) A drug addict.
(d) Nice enough but standoffish.

2. About what does Neeka tease D when D returns in a few days with a jump rope?
(a) About hanging out with the narrator.
(b) About liking her only so she can jump rope.
(c) About having a lot of brothers.
(d) About being an only child.

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

4. What is the narrator's normal demeanor?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Rambunctious.
(c) Quiet and reserved.
(d) Happy and outgoing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hassles Jayjones?

2. How did the narrator see Tupac?

3. What reputation does the narrator have?

4. What does the narrator think Mama is thinking of when Mama looks sadly out the window?

5. How long have Neeka and the narrator known each other?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the narrator and Neeka feel about Tupac?

2. When does D come back and what happens when the girls begin to jump rope?

3. What are the narrator and Neeka trying to teach the younger children and how does that end?

4. What does the narrator and her mother discuss from the newspaper in Chapter 6 and what do they decide?

5. What are D, the narrator, and Neeka doing in the opening of Chapter 1 and what is "Brenda's Got a Baby" about?

6. Why does Jayjones arrive at the house breathless in Chapter 5?

7. How does D describe herself and why do Neeka and the narrator envy her? What does D envy about Neeka?

8. What other children are in Neeka's family and how many of them are there?

9. Who is Neeka's other brother and why do Neeka and the narrator dislike the homophobic rap songs? Where is this brother?

10. What do the narrator and Neeka dream about when they listen to Tupac's music and how old are they?

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