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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Riot," what color is the four-story house that the Howards own?
(a) Pink.
(b) Beige.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

2. In "Riot," when Janice and Annette take shelter at Grandma and Paul's place, how many bottles of wine does Paul open?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

3. What is the name of the principal in "Bubbly and Nugget"?
(a) Gene Longley IV.
(b) Andrew David Wright III.
(c) William Vincent.
(d) John Philipps.

4. Where did Coach's wife go when she left him with two babies?
(a) Florida.
(b) New York City.
(c) Boston.
(d) Colorado.

5. How old is Jonah's brother in "Jonah and the Dunk"?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 11.
(d) 7.

6. How many civilians, including Claude and Janice, get stuck between the Redbelters and the police in "Riot"?
(a) 17.
(b) Around 11.
(c) About 20.
(d) 28.

7. Where does Annette sleep when she and Janice move in with Grandma?
(a) Back porch.
(b) Basement.
(c) Living room.
(d) Attic.

8. What type of dog is one of Janice's dogs in "Janice and the Redbelters"?
(a) German shepherd.
(b) Yellow lab.
(c) Black lab.
(d) Golden retriever.

9. Where does Nugget go to college?
(a) University of Chicago.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Northwestern.
(d) Yale.

10. In "Euclid Avenue," what flowers does Claude remember that his grandmother use to plop him down and sit by him?
(a) Hawaiian violets.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Tulips.
(d) Peonies.

11. In "Janice and the Redbelters," what grade is Claude in?
(a) 11th.
(b) 9th.
(c) 10th.
(d) 8th.

12. When was Claude's father a teenager?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1970s.

13. In "Janice and the Redbelters," what football team does Janice invite Claude over to watch?
(a) Lions.
(b) Bears.
(c) Bengals.
(d) Browns.

14. In "Janice and the Redbelters," who is in a photo that Paul shows Claude?
(a) Fred Hampton.
(b) Malcom X.
(c) Bobby Seale.
(d) James Baldwin.

15. How old does Claude remember he was when his grandma used to swing him out the front door?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Jackson parents teach at Chicago State?

2. What charges was Officer Baggs indicted on?

3. In "Riot," what do the Redbleters drive when they pull up at the beginning of the chapter?

4. What is the name of Teeth's sister who is in Claude's class at school?

5. In "Cookout," what does Grandma throw away on Monday?

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