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

2. What is the narrator always doing?
(a) Talking on the phone.
(b) Reading.
(c) Drawing pictures.
(d) Playing basketball.

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

4. How many sets of twins does Neeka's family have?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Neeka's second brother's name?`

2. How does D feel about her mother?

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

4. What does Neeka think Jayjones should do?

5. In Chapter 1, to where does the narrator flashback?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Neeka say to Jayjones when he tells her what happened to him at the park?

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

3. What do the narrator and Neeka envy about D and what does Neeka ask D to bring the next time she comes?

4. What does the narrator say about Tupac Shakur and getting shot in the prologue?

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

6. What is Neeka's mother like, what is her name and how does she feel about D when she first meets D?

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

8. For what does the narrator have a reputation?

9. For whom is Albert named and why does the narrator question this choice?

10. What does D say is the reason she loves Tupac and how do the narrator and Neeka feel about what she says?

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