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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 is the name of TNT's rival gang?
(a) Jolly Rogers
(b) Skulls
(c) Oasis
(d) Formby Boys

2. What is the name of the man who interviews Piri?
(a) Mr. Phillips
(b) Mr. Lucifer
(c) Mr. Christian
(d) Mr. Muslim

3. Which member of his family does Piri look most like?
(a) His mother
(b) His grandmother
(c) His grandfather
(d) His father

4. What do Piri's parents argue about?
(a) Getting married
(b) Piri
(c) Money
(d) Having another child

5. What area of New York does Piri move to in this chapter?
(a) Queens
(b) Bronx
(c) Harlem
(d) Brooklyn

Short Answer Questions

1. Who saves Piri from the principal?

2. What does Piri tell Brew he is not?

3. Who does Piri say his father used to work for?

4. What does Piri call Irish people?

5. What do some whites tell Crutch to crawl up?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Piri's father react to Piri's temporary blindness?

2. How does Piri get rid of the Jolly Roger gang members who chase him home?

3. What problems does Piri face when the family moves again?

4. How does Piri react to the news that his father is having an affair?

5. How does Miss Washington help Piri in this section?

6. Describe Piri's relationship with Betty.

7. How do Piri and his mother react differently to Paulie's death?

8. Why does Marcia claim she cannot dance with Piri?

9. How does racism bother Piri in the fourth section?

10. Why does Piri think his father does not like him as much as his other children?

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