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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tyrell's father tell him about speaking to reporters?
(a) He tells him to ask them for a job.
(b) He tells him to ask for money from them.
(c) He tells him not to speak to them.
(d) He tells Tyrell to tell them to talk to him instead.

2. Who does Will paint a portrait of in Chapter 14?
(a) Scoot.
(b) Brick.
(c) Tyrell.
(d) Tariq.

3. What errand does Reverend Sloan join Terrence for in Chapter 11?
(a) Getting groceries.
(b) Getting cash.
(c) Getting coffee for Vernesha.
(d) Talking to the press.

4. What is wrong with Sheila when Melody goes to see her in Chapter 8?
(a) She is not eating.
(b) She is not sleeping.
(c) She has overdosed on drugs.
(d) She is very upset over Tariq's killing.

5. In Chapter 8, what does Rocky notice about the police in Underhill?
(a) There are many less present since Tariq's killing.
(b) The police are passing out hoodies for the protest.
(c) There are many more present since Tariq's killing.
(d) The police are much more agressive than before.

6. Where is Melody during Tariq's funeral?
(a) Watching the coverage on television with Sheila.
(b) In the church.
(c) Working at the salon.
(d) Talking to the media.

7. What does Brick think about pressuring Tyrell to join the Kings?
(a) He is doing it to make Noodle mad.
(b) He is doing it because he thinks Tyrell is a strong person.
(c) He thinks it is what Tariq would have wanted.
(d) He is doing it to get revenge on Tariq.

8. Why does Tyrell believe his father hates him?
(a) Because Tyrell knows his father has a huge gambling debt and is keeping it from his mother.
(b) Because Tyrell knows his father has lost his job and has not told his mother yet.
(c) Because Tyrell knows his father is secretly in the Kings gang.
(d) Because Tyrell walked in on his father having sex with a woman who was not his mother years earlier.

9. How does Noodle feel after he speaks to the media about Tariq?
(a) He feels angry.
(b) He feels suspicious.
(c) He feels depressed.
(d) He feels energized.

10. What does Tyrell do in Chapter 14 to try to help him make his decision on the Kings?
(a) Asks Noodle for advice.
(b) Asks his dad for advice.
(c) Runs the numbers on Kings members he knows and how they ended up.
(d) Interviews all the Kings he knows and asks them how they feel about the gang.

11. When did Noodle wear his suit?
(a) When both his father and his cousin died.
(b) When he graduated from high school.
(c) When his mother got married.
(d) When he oathed into the Kings.

12. What does Brick ask Tyrell to do in Chapter 10?
(a) Write a eulogy for Tyrell.
(b) Come to a party at Brick's house.
(c) Check on Tina.
(d) Kill Jack Franklin.

13. Why does Vernesha let Terrence back in the house?
(a) She wants to get back together with him.
(b) She wants to ask him for child support.
(c) She thinks he will at least be useful for getting them things and making it past the media.
(d) She wants him to invite her to go to church with him.

14. How does Jennica first meet Kimberly?
(a) She goes to Kimberly to get her hair cut.
(b) She meets Kimberly at Tariq's apartment.
(c) She meets Kimberly at the diner.
(d) She meets Kimberly at the march.

15. What is Tyrell hanging on for until he can get away from the Kings in Chapter 10?
(a) Tyrell is going to college in 3 months.
(b) Tyrell is going to science camp in 16 days.
(c) Tyrell is going to work on a farm in 1 month.
(d) Tyrell is getting a new job in 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What thought about Tariq is Jennica finding it hard to shake in Chapter 11?

2. What did Junior used to share with Tariq at lunch in school?

3. What is one of the things Junior regrets in Chapter 13?

4. What does Noodle do to Jennica in Chapter 8 that makes her view him differently?

5. Why is Jennica's auntie Anjelica concerned about her in Chapter 12?

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