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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tyrell and Tariq used to do together to make money?
(a) Gamble.
(b) Make food from a food truck in the neighborhood.
(c) Sell drugs.
(d) Collect recyclable cans from their neighbors.

2. Why is Jennica's auntie Anjelica concerned about her in Chapter 12?
(a) She is doing drugs.
(b) She has lost weight.
(c) She is acting angry all the time.
(d) She has broken up with Noodle.

3. What does Tina tell Redeema she cut her hand on?
(a) A knife.
(b) Scissors.
(c) A piece of glass.
(d) A piece of paper.

4. Who is at Tariq's family's apartment when Kimberly visits in Chapter 12?
(a) Reverend Sloan.
(b) Brick.
(c) Tyrell's father.
(d) Tyrell.

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

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

7. What is Redeema's impression of Tariq's father, Terrence?
(a) She thinks he is way too thin.
(b) She thinks he should stop dealing drugs.
(c) She thinks he should pay child support.
(d) She does not like him and wishes he would leave them alone.

8. What is Tyrell thinking about as he waits for Brick to pick him up in Chapter 13?
(a) Where he should go to college.
(b) Who he can rob.
(c) What kind of job he should apply for.
(d) Who he can ask for advice on how to stay out of the Kings.

9. What memory of Tariq does Tyrell think of as he waits for Brick in Chapter 13?
(a) The first time they drank beer together.
(b) The first time they did drugs together.
(c) The first time they went skydiving together.
(d) The first race they ran together.

10. What does Rosalita do to comfort Redeema in Chapter 8?
(a) Reaches out her hand to Redeema.
(b) Sings to Redeema.
(c) Prays with Redeema.
(d) Gives Redeema money.

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

12. What does Jennica tell the reporter who comes to see her for a second time at work at the diner?
(a) She tells her to talk to Noodle.
(b) She asks for more money before she talks.
(c) She lies about what happened to Tariq.
(d) She does not want to talk to her or be on camera again.

13. What did Vernesha tell Redeema her job at Tariq's funeral was?
(a) To give the eulogy.
(b) To hold all the tissues.
(c) To take care of Tina.
(d) To keep the reporters away.

14. How does Tina react at the cemetery?
(a) She is inconsolable.
(b) She falls asleep.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She is stoic.

15. What big-picture question does Reverend Sloan ask Kimberly in Chapter 14?
(a) He asks her where she sees herself in 10 years.
(b) He asks her who she wants to marry.
(c) He asks her what her dream is.
(d) He asks her what is the most important thing she looks for in a man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Vernesha let Terrence back in the house?

2. What does Steve Connors think about how his race has influenced his own life?

3. In Chapter 8, what does Rocky notice about the police in Underhill?

4. What do Brick and Tariq have in common?

5. What does Tina not want to say at Tariq's funeral?

(see the answer keys)

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