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This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 104 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Down These Mean Streets Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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

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

3. What do Rocky and friends do when they see Piri is hurt?
(a) Take him home
(b) Spit on him
(c) Runaway
(d) Call an ambulance

4. What does the Chinese doctor ask Piri?
(a) If he has a girlfriend
(b) If he is in trouble
(c) If he needs money
(d) If he is hooked

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of his body does Piri injure in this section?

2. Where does Piri think his father will be when he arrives home?

3. What part of Long Island does the family move to?

4. What is the name of Pane's sister?

5. Who takes Piri to the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Piri's job as a shoeshine boy.

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

3. How does Piri injure his hand?

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

5. Describe Piri's relationship with Betty.

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

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

8. What problems does the family face in the opening section?

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

10. Why does Piri decide to return home instead of running away?

(see the answer keys)

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