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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. Who has hit Piri in this chapter?
(a) His teacher
(b) His brother
(c) His mother
(d) His father

2. What does Piri tell Brew he is not?
(a) A Puerto Rican
(b) A negro
(c) A wimp
(d) A white man

3. What job does Piri answer an advertisement for?
(a) Salesman
(b) Usher
(c) Chaplain
(d) Shoe shiner

4. What nationality is Piri's mother?
(a) Argentinian
(b) Brazilian
(c) Puerto Rican
(d) Cuban

5. Which of the following do Piri and his friends not steal from the store?
(a) Kool-aid
(b) Sugar
(c) Glasses
(d) Lemons

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of TNT's rival gang?

2. When does Piri wish he had run away?

3. What item of Piri's clothing does the teacher grab?

4. What city did John Thomas grow up in?

5. What is the name of the leader of the TNT gang?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the way of life in Harlem.

4. What happens to Piri at the hospital?

5. How does Piri react to what he hears Marcia and her friends saying?

6. What problems does Piri face when he has to move to a new neighborhood?

7. Describe the fight between Piri and Rocky in the opening section.

8. Why do Piri's parents decide to move to a suburb in Long Island?

9. What happens at the faggots' apartment?

10. How does Piri ensure that he becomes part of the TNT gang?

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