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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is revealed to have offered to testify on Rashad's behalf?
(a) Katie.
(b) Guzzo.
(c) Jill.
(d) Spoony.

2. Coach Carney threatened to take what action against any members of the basketball team who discussed Paul's attack on Rashad?
(a) Expel them.
(b) Fine them.
(c) Remove them from the team.
(d) Bench them.

3. What is Rashad's mother's main emotion concerning the violent arrest of her son Rashad?
(a) Anger.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Numbness.

4. Where is Rashad when he receives a note from Chief Killabrew on Wednesday?
(a) In jail.
(b) At school.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) At home.

5. Marc lived next to which landmark in Springfield, according to Quinn?
(a) Gooch High School.
(b) Gooch Park.
(c) Gooch Cafe.
(d) Gooch Gym.

6. Which character visits Rashad unexpectedly at seven in the morning on Wednesday?
(a) His cousin.
(b) Spoony.
(c) Tiffany.
(d) His father.

7. When Rashad provides narration about Sunday, the section begins with a transcript of which medium?
(a) A movie.
(b) A song.
(c) A news program.
(d) A court proceeding.

8. The message Quinn sees written on school grounds on Tuesday had been made with what substance?
(a) Spray paint.
(b) Chips bags.
(c) Ribbons.
(d) Chalk.

9. The person who provided comfort to Quinn after his father's death had just recently taken what action at the time?
(a) Graduated from college.
(b) Joined the military.
(c) Graduated from high school.
(d) Joined the police force.

10. What action does Mrs. Tracey take when she talks to the class about Rashad's arrest and assault?
(a) She cries.
(b) She faints.
(c) She kneels down.
(d) She prays.

11. Quinn recalls that Paul once made a big deal about the shifting demographics of Springfield, saying that the city had been 84% white how many years before?
(a) 15.
(b) 60.
(c) 50.
(d) 30.

12. The protest march is NOT co-planned by which of the following organizations?
(a) A teachers' union.
(b) A community group.
(c) A church.
(d) A number of student clubs.

13. In which part of the hospital does Mrs. Fitzgerald work?
(a) The gift shop.
(b) The reception area.
(c) The morgue.
(d) The cafeteria.

14. When Quinn arrives at school on Tuesday, he sees the words 'Rashad is Absent Again Today' on the concrete in what color?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Orange.

15. In the section entitled Monday, Rashad states that he has been drawing since what age?
(a) 7 or 8.
(b) 11 or 12.
(c) 9 or 10.
(d) 5 or 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which comic strip did Rashad cut out and collect for a number of years?

2. From which art movement did Rashad's most influential artist emerge?

3. When Paul complained to Quinn about the shifting demographics of Springfield, he said that what percent of Springfield is white today?

4. When Quinn arrives at school on Monday morning, the students all seem to be talking about what object?

5. Quinn remarks that his English teacher had recently assigned an excerpt of The Invisible Man by which writer?

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