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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. On Saturday nights on page 26, what does Cornell's father like the entire family to play in the rec rom?
(a) Monopoly and Uno.
(b) Chess and Backgammon.
(c) Poker and The Game of Live.
(d) Clue and Rook.

2. For the fight in the cafeteria, how many superheroes does Cornell need?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

3. What does Mbalia want readers to feel when they read Black Boy Joy?
(a) Exhilarated.
(b) Jubilant.
(c) Happy.
(d) Joyful.

4. What color is the stuff that gets on Fort's clothes after Mr. G's jar cracks?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

5. When was the last confirmed sighting of a dodo?
(a) 1719.
(b) 1611.
(c) 1704.
(d) 1662.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are sneakers cleaned in "First-Day Fly"?

2. What color is the breathworm?

3. How old is Dylan in "Extinct"?

4. In The McCoy Game, what is Ma driving?

5. Why did Dre not go to space camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some facts Dylan wants to share about Dodos with his friend and his teacher?

2. What does Cornell's mother do for a living?

3. How does Dylan compare his sister Tabitha to a Nodosaurus or a Stegosaurus?

4. What cars are in the driveway when Cornell gets home, and what information do they provide him?

5. What does Mbalia do when he is happy?

6. Who was Antoinette Robinson?

7. What is the Turner Middle School Baking Competition?

8. When was the term "Black Boy Joy" (2) coined and what does it mean to Mbalia?

9. How does Jevon accidentally create his own new Lawrence family recipe?

10. How does Jamal remember that his granddad told him a breathworm can be defeated, and does it work?

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