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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 9 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does Helene give Marie when she is a teenager?
(a) She has gotten a dog.
(b) She is married.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She has enlisted.

2. Who likes to keep to themselves as a child?
(a) Marie.
(b) Rhonda.
(c) Helene.
(d) Robbie.

3. What weapon does the narrator grab in the first chapter?
(a) A gun.
(b) A machete.
(c) A taser.
(d) A knife.

4. What does Helene insist the narrator wear as a child?
(a) Nice dresses.
(b) Smart blazers.
(c) Boy's clothes.
(d) Her father's dog tags.

5. What nationally televised event does Mr. Ali appear on?
(a) Malcom X's funeral service.
(b) NBC News.
(c) The Olympics.
(d) Saturday Night Live.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the twins' father?

2. Who dies in the first chapter?

3. What does Robbie send to Pop as a gift?

4. Why is the narrator embarrassed remembering Helene's 13th birthday?

5. Why was the early 1960s so frightening for the narrator?

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