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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. Who hassles Jayjones?
(a) Some older boys.
(b) The mall security guard.
(c) A cop.
(d) A janitor.
2. What did Tupac's shooting cause some people to call him?
(a) A hate mongrel.
(b) An unlucky dude.
(c) A gangster.
(d) A drug runner.
3. Why might the boys like D better than Neeka or the narrator?
(a) D has more freedom than the other two.
(b) D knows how to flirt better.
(c) D is the new girl on the block.
(d) D is maturing physically faster.
4. What is D's foster mother's name?
(a) Edna.
(b) Flo.
(c) Ida.
(d) Lottie.
5. What does D say is the reason she came to the block where Neeka and the narrator are?
(a) The pretty trees.
(b) It is no gang territory.
(c) Her aunt lives there.
(d) That was as far as her money would take her on the bus.
Short Answer Questions
1. For what is Jayjones known?
2. For what does D envy Neeka?
3. How does Neeka's mother feel about D when she first meets her?
4. In Chapter 4, what regret does the narrator's mother express?
5. Where was Tupac's mother when she was pregnant with him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Neeka say to Jayjones when he tells her what happened to him at the park?
2. What do the narrator and Neeka dream about when they listen to Tupac's music and how old are they?
3. What does the narrator think about Tupac and the song "Brenda's Got a Baby"?
4. What does Jayjones bring home for the girls to eat and what does he say to D about the food?
5. What does the narrator say about Tupac Shakur and getting shot in the prologue?
6. What is Neeka's mother like, what is her name and how does she feel about D when she first meets D?
7. What other children are in Neeka's family and how many of them are there?
8. 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?
9. What are the narrator and Neeka trying to teach the younger children and how does that end?
10. When does D come back and what happens when the girls begin to jump rope?
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