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

2. What school do Grandma and Paul send Claude to in "Bubbly and Nugget" after an altercation with the principal?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Charter school.
(c) Military.
(d) Lutheran.

3. In "Chester Dexter and Renaissance," where do Claude and the others go to eat after partying?
(a) Roosevelt Road.
(b) Maxwell Street.
(c) Little Italy.
(d) Halsted Street.

4. In "Bubbly and Nugget," how old is Claude?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

5. In "Bubbly and Nugget," what do the other boys do in the bathrooms at Claude's new school?
(a) Smoke cigarettes.
(b) Drink beer.
(c) Fight.
(d) Smoke weed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Riot," what food does Paul try to order?

2. What does Renaissance do to get high according to Janice?

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

4. In "Janice and the Redbelters," what grade is Claude in?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the circumstances behind a boy getting killed in "Janice and the Redbelters"?

3. Where is Claude's mother from?

4. What problems is Claude having in "Cookout"?

5. What happens when Claude goes to a party at the twin's place with Chester, Janice, and Renaissance?

6. What was Nugget's life like?

7. How does Grandma get Claude to stop crying?

8. How does Claude remember his father from the last fight he had with Claude's mother?

9. How did Paul and Grandma meet?

10. Why does Claude say that Chill's Smokehouse was a front?

(see the answer keys)

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