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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 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.

2. Why have several colleges contacted Jayjones?
(a) No colleges have shown interest in Jayjones.
(b) Because of his high SAT scores.
(c) Because of his athletic skills.
(d) Because of his high grade point average.

3. What is Neeka's second brother's name?`
(a) Tash.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Vernon.
(d) Henry.

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

5. When was the first time Tupac was shot?
(a) August, 1992.
(b) October, 1993.
(c) November, 1994.
(d) December, 1995.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Neeka and the narrator doing?

2. To what famous group did Tupac's mother belong?

3. In what condition is Jayjones when he arrives?

4. How does Neeka's mother feel about D when she first meets her?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the narrator and Neeka hear on the news about Tupac in Chapter 7 and how do the girls react? What does the narrator's mother say about it?

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

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

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

6. How long has the narrator known Neeka and how did they meet D?

7. Who is D's foster mother, what is she like, and why does D obey her?

8. What does Tupac's death make the narrator think about and what is the rest of the book about?

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

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

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