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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. In "Janice and the Redbelters," what is the boy's last name who is killed by the cops?
(a) Miller.
(b) Lewis.
(c) Warren.
(d) Campbell.

2. In "Riot," how many times was Jimmy shot?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. In Sixty-Third Street Beach, what stones were in Claude's mother's bracelets?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Pearls.
(c) Rubies.
(d) Sapphires.

4. When was Martin Luther King Jr. shot?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1968.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the oldest Jackson boy when he died from cancer?

2. In "Riot," what color is the four-story house that the Howards own?

3. How old does Claude remember he was when his grandma used to swing him out the front door?

4. What does Nugget eat when he and Claude are in the principal's office in "Bubbly and Nugget"?

5. What is Nugget's real name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Claude identifies George Bones as the person who beat him up?

2. Where did Claude's father grow up?

3. In "Euclid Avenue," what does Claude remember about the man who fought with his dad?

4. What does Grandma tell Claude when he keeps running away in "Sixty-Seventh Street"?

5. What happens when four teenagers run down Sixty-Seventh Street and confront the cops in "Riot"?

6. What are the sleeping arrangements when Annette and Janice move in with Claude's family?

7. What does Claude remember from Euclid Avenue?

8. Who is Chester Dexter?

9. Where is Claude's mother from?

10. How did Paul and Grandma meet?

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