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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 does Cassie learn about Tessa's death in "Out of the Silence"?
(a) Front page of the newspaper.
(b) Radio.
(c) Page 20 of the newspaper.
(d) TV.

2. What type of earrings is Nivia's mother wearing?
(a) Topaz.
(b) Sapphire.
(c) Diamond.
(d) Pearl.

3. What year did Nivia take Visual Culture with Ms. Teresi?
(a) Sophomore.
(b) Freshman.
(c) Junior.
(d) Senior.

4. In "The Ingredients," what do the boys eat after they go swimming?
(a) Granola bars.
(b) Celery and peanut butter.
(c) Cereal.
(d) Peanut butter sandwiches.

5. When Brooke disappears where do Raven and Natasha find her?
(a) Cafeteria.
(b) Craft area.
(c) Bathroom.
(d) Tree house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pool do Jamal, Big Boy, Flaco, and Randy hang out in in "The Ingredients"?

2. Where does Dayshia Banks work?

3. In "Black Enough," where does Cam live?

4. How long after Cam's conversation with Jessica does Myron find him and they leave the party?

5. What curfew does Cam and Myron's grandmother give them?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Nana Paulette live in "Oreo"?

2. In "Oreo," who is Celia?

3. What does summertime in Brooklyn mean in "The Ingredients"?

4. How is Raven spending her spring break and why?

5. What does Raven remember about being seven?

6. Where do Shawn, DeMarcus, and Amir go after work and why?

7. Where does Cam spend his summers?

8. What does DeMarcus wear in "Black.Nerd. Problems."?

9. When Zoboi immigrated to the U.S. as a child, how was she accepted by the Black and Latinx kids in her Brooklyn neighborhood?

10. How did Cassie know Tessa?

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