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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. How does D feel about her mother?
(a) She has no feelings about her.
(b) She hates her.
(c) She doesn't know her mother.
(d) She admires her.

2. What do Neeka and the narrator hear on the radio?
(a) That some white boys beat up a black kid on the ball court.
(b) That Tupac is acquitted.
(c) That Tupac has been shot.
(d) That Tupac is sentenced to 20 years.

3. To what famous group did Tupac's mother belong?
(a) The Black Panthers.
(b) The Bloods.
(c) The Hell's Angels.
(d) Students for a Democractic Society.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About what is the newspaper article that Mama is reading?

2. What does D say to Neeka and the narrator when they meet and they ask about her family?

3. Who is Digital Underground?

4. According to the narrator what kind of clothes does D wear?

5. How did Tupac feel about his mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. For what does the narrator have a reputation?

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

5. What does D say looking at Tupac does to her?

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

7. What does Jayjones tell the girls about him and Tupac?

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

9. Who is Jayjones, why is he known at school and what does he want to do with his life?

10. What does the narrator think about Tupac and the song "Brenda's Got a Baby"?

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