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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kimberly first meet Reverend Sloan?
(a) She asks him for a job in a law office.
(b) She bumps into him on the street.
(c) She meets him in church.
(d) She does his makeup for him.

2. What is the name of the gang Tariq was being pressured to join?
(a) The Bloods.
(b) The Stingers.
(c) The Crips.
(d) The Kings.

3. Who is the leader of the Kings?
(a) Brick.
(b) Noodle.
(c) Tyrell.
(d) Sammy.

4. What kind of relationship does Tyrell have with his father?
(a) Open and honest.
(b) Difficult and tense.
(c) He does not see his father after his father left the family.
(d) His father is dead.

5. Where is Kimberly when she hears the sirens that she later realizes are for Tariq?
(a) On the street.
(b) In the clothes shop.
(c) In the hair salon.
(d) In the pizza shop.

6. What does Tina see Vernesha do with their phone in frustration?
(a) Toss it out the window.
(b) Answer it.
(c) Bury it.
(d) Throw it against the wall.

7. What does Sammy think about Jack Franklin?
(a) Sammy thinks Jack Franklin had a good reason to kill Tariq.
(b) Sammy thinks Jack Franklin is basically a good man who made a bad choice.
(c) Sammy is very angry at Jack Franklin and is thinking about taking the law into his own hands.
(d) Sammy thinks Jack Franklin should be tried by a jury of his peers.

8. Why did Jennica hesitate to blow air into Tariq's mouth?
(a) Jennica thought Tariq was already dead.
(b) Jennica saw the blood coming out and was scared.
(c) Jennica thought that would make Tariq's injuries worse.
(d) Jennica heard the ambulance and wanted to let the first responders take over.

9. Who was not one of the original four boys who swore not to join the Kings?
(a) Junior.
(b) Noodle.
(c) Tariq.
(d) Sammy.

10. How does WIll feel as he attends Tariq's vigil?
(a) He feels suspicious.
(b) He feels claustrophobic.
(c) He feels like he is really part of the Underhill community again.
(d) He feels out of place.

11. Whose car does Jack Franklin borrow?
(a) Tom Arlen's.
(b) Kimberly's.
(c) Noodle's.
(d) Brick's.

12. How does Junior hear about Tariq's death?
(a) From his father.
(b) From his mother.
(c) From the television news.
(d) From a friend.

13. What does Tyrell remember being mad at Tariq for when they were younger?
(a) Making fun of his mother.
(b) Going on vacation without him.
(c) Stealing money.
(d) "Stealing" the nickname "T" before Tyrell could claim it.

14. What is one of the things Tina realizes she can never do again?
(a) Play.
(b) Eat Snickers.
(c) Talk to her grandmother.
(d) Go to school.

15. How does Melody first hear Tariq has been shot?
(a) Brick tells her.
(b) Sammy tells her in the elevator.
(c) She sees it on the news.
(d) Noodle tells her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tariq and Tyrell do together before Tariq died?

2. Why does Reverend Alabaster Sloan feel guilty after Tariq's death?

3. What is Rocky Fry's real first name?

4. What is Vernesha doing when Tariq gets shot?

5. Which member of Tariq's family initially talks to the press after his killing?

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