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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Junior used to share with Tariq at lunch in school?
(a) Pudding.
(b) Bread.
(c) Oranges and grapes.
(d) Apples and Bananas.

2. What do Kimberly and Reverend Sloan do in his hotel room after Tariq's funeral?
(a) Kiss.
(b) Have a fight.
(c) Have a drink together.
(d) Sleep together.

3. What does Tom Arlen think of the marches protesting Tariq's killing?
(a) If he had not witnessed the killing, he feels like he would be marching too.
(b) He thinks he will try to stop the marches.
(c) He thinks the marches are ridiculous.
(d) He thinks he will put on a hoodie and join the march.

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

5. What mural does Jennica look at and contemplate in Chapter 14?
(a) A mural of Tariq.
(b) A mural of Noodle.
(c) A memorial mural for a former King, Scoot.
(d) A mural of herself.

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

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

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

9. How much money does Tina find in Tariq's bedroom after he dies?
(a) $5.
(b) $117 and some change.
(c) $3,000.
(d) $500.

10. What thought about Tariq is Jennica finding it hard to shake in Chapter 11?
(a) That she should have told his mother he had died.
(b) That she wanted to be his girlfriend.
(c) That she probably breathed in air from his last breath.
(d) That she should never have been there that night in the first place.

11. What is Tyrell's dream?
(a) To join the Kings.
(b) To be a chef.
(c) To be an architect.
(d) To go to college.

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

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

14. Who does Kimberly go to see in Chapter 12 that is hard for her to do?
(a) Noodle.
(b) Jennica.
(c) The Johnson family.
(d) Brick.

15. Who is the only person who knows why Tyrell's dad hates him?
(a) Tina.
(b) Tariq.
(c) Tyrell's mother.
(d) Redeema.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tina react at the cemetery?

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

3. What is Tyrell thinking about as he waits for Brick to pick him up in Chapter 13?

4. Who does Will paint a portrait of in Chapter 14?

5. What is Redeema's impression of Tariq's father, Terrence?

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