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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. Where do D, Neeka and the narrator get off the bus?
(a) At the mall.
(b) Near a dark city park.
(c) At D's cousin's house.
(d) At a friend's house where there is a party.

2. Who does Tash say he will repay?
(a) His brother.
(b) The judge who sent him there.
(c) Miss Irene.
(d) Tupac.

3. Upon what does the narrator remark concerning the beautiful day?
(a) She can't wait for Tupac to get out of prison and experience such a beautiful day.
(b) She hopes all Neeka's days will be this beautiful.
(c) She can't imagine seeing the day through prison bars.
(d) It is ironic that it is such a beautiful day considering where they are going.

4. What happens to Tupac when Chapter 10 opens?
(a) He is attacked and severely injured in prison.
(b) He is sentenced to more time because of hitting a guard.
(c) He is let out of jail early.
(d) He learns his brother is arrested.

5. Why is Neeka resentful on the trip?
(a) She was supposed to go to the movies with a boy that day.
(b) She was supposed to go to a birthday party that day.
(c) She has to watch her two younger brothers.
(d) She does not feel well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is behind the picture from the narrator's mother?

2. Where does Tash spend a few weeks?

3. What do the three girls vow to do?

4. What does D ask one late night when she comes to the narrator's home?

5. Who is Sly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tash tell Jayjones about crime?

2. What does Jayjones explain to the younger children about what blacks need to do to stay out of trouble?

3. What has D learned about her real mother and how does she feel about it?

4. What did Tash do at church before he went to prison?

5. How does Miss Irene react to the photographer in Chapter 15?

6. Where is D going to live and what do the friends vow?

7. Who was Tash's music teacher and what did he think of Tash's playing?

8. What does the narrator's mother give her for her birthday?

9. What does Tash look like when he comes into the visitation area and how does he act?

10. What is D's history with foster homes?

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