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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. What did Dylan's mother always smell of?
(a) Roses.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Gardenias.
(d) Lilacs.

2. When Mbalia would watch television with his parents, how many times would he go to get a snack in a 30 minute time period?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

3. What did Aunt Netta used to make and serve after church services?
(a) Apple cider donuts.
(b) Apple turnovers.
(c) Raspberry strudel.
(d) Blueberry coffee cake.

4. When Cornell is studying with a friend oin page 22, what does he get for them to drink?
(a) Coke.
(b) Ginger ale.
(c) Mountain Dew.
(d) Pepsi.

5. How much time do Dre and Jamal have to compete for a key?
(a) 4 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 2 minutes.
(d) 3 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How high is Mr. G's cracked jar on page 7?

2. What is wrong with the hallways in "First-Day Fly"?

3. In "First-Day Fly," what two days are the only days that matter?

4. How many times when there was a tragedy on the news when Mbalia watched the news with his parents, how often was a face like his on the screen?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "First-Day Fly," how are sneakers prepared for the first day of school?

2. What do the Trilarkians look like?

3. What does Mbalia do when he is happy?

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

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

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

7. How should jeans be ironed in "First-Day Fly"?

8. Who was Antoinette Robinson?

9. Why does Mbalia dislike watching the news?

10. What is the Between and what is it like?

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