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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Hawk convinced that the gang will be back to damage the school?
(a) He overheard them talking about setting fire to the school.
(b) Andre suggested that this would likely happen.
(c) He just has a feeling that he cannot explain.
(d) He knows that Kam was embarrassed and will want revenge.

2. Why does Sammy not put Willie into a Tai Chi class?
(a) He is afraid that Willie would be embarrassed in front of others.
(b) He does not think that Tai Chi will help Wille.
(c) He does not want to be limited in the disciplines that they use.
(d) The classes cost money, and he is helping Willie as a favor.

3. What had prevented Hawk from meeting Willie at school as they had planned on the night of the fire?
(a) He was picked up by the police for possession of marijuana.
(b) His mother would not let him leave until she got home from work.
(c) His watch was broken and he had the time confused.
(d) He was trying to defend his family against his brother, but came as soon as he could.

4. Why does Willie refuse to leave Lacey's house even after Andre offers to let him sleep at the school?
(a) He feels that Lacey likes him and that leaving would be a betrayal.
(b) He feels like he needs to protect Lacey from himself.
(c) He wants to learn Lacey's business so that he can help him later on.
(d) He does not like the idea of sleeping at school.

5. What has Willie learned from Lisa about dancing?
(a) Men do not have to be good dancers.
(b) Swaying from side to side is a good substitute for real dancing.
(c) Move from the center, and if the music is too fast, cut the beat in half.
(d) It does not matter how you move, only that you move.

6. Why does Willie agree to play basketball with Jack?
(a) He likes Jack and does not want to disappoint him.
(b) He has been quietly wishing to get back on the court.
(c) Lisa offers to give him extra credit for playing.
(d) Jack will not take no for an answer, and the hoop is far enough away that no one will notice.

7. When Lisa asks Willie to find his center, where is it?
(a) He is unable to find it.
(b) Just left and below his navel.
(c) To the right and far above his navel.
(d) Just above his navel.

8. What do Willie and the others at OMLC do on weekends during the first two months of school?
(a) They play basketball in the park.
(b) They paint the school building.
(c) They repair the windows in the school.
(d) They rebuild the neighborhood playground.

9. What does Willie like about Kato?
(a) He seems genuinely interested in Willie as a person.
(b) Kato defends him against the kids' teasing.
(c) Kato is serious about school and improving his life.
(d) His sense of humor reminds Willie of Johnny Rivers.

10. What advice does Willie give in the article about street gangs.
(a) Gang violence is the greatest challenge facing Oakland.
(b) He would stay away from them if he could.
(c) Persistence will win out over any gang.
(d) A strong community is the best defense against gangs.

11. What does OMLC stand for?
(a) One More Last Chance.
(b) Oakland Metropolitan Learning Center.
(c) They are the initials of the sponsors who provided the money to open the school.
(d) Only Mean Losers Cave.

12. What is the gang leader doing when Willie approaches?
(a) He is leaning against the bus stop pole watching Willie approach.
(b) He is shooting pennies against the curb.
(c) He is spinning and kicking as he stands on the back of a concrete bench.
(d) He is cleaning his fingernails with a switchblade knife.

13. Why does Willie wait in the bathroom for a while after his shower?
(a) He is waiting for Lacey to leave for work.
(b) He has not decided where he is going and is not yet ready to face Lacey.
(c) He is afraid that Lacey is angry and might hurt him.
(d) He is trying to remember where he is.

14. When does Andre begin rebuilding the school?
(a) Two weeks after the fire.
(b) Two days after the fire.
(c) Three weeks after the fire.
(d) Five thirty in the morning on the day after the fire.

15. How does Hawk respond to the news that the gang is beating up on Jack?
(a) He yells threats at the gang while his classmates hold him back.
(b) He calls the police on his cell phone.
(c) He beats Kam, threatening to do more harm if he does not leave the school alone.
(d) He chases the gang members down the street, but cannot catch them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Willie disappointed when Lacey brings Angel home with him?

2. Why does Willie not paint over the graffiti a second time?

3. Why does Willie not question Lisa when she tells him to ask Lacey for a hundred and forty dollars?

4. What is the cause of Lacey's son's brain damage?

5. How does the bus driver try to help Willie when he realizes that the Jo Boys are after him?

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