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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 to get revenge on Tariq.
(c) He is doing it because he thinks Tyrell is a strong person.
(d) He thinks it is what Tariq would have wanted.

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

3. Who did not have a sleeping bag so the boys needed to share when Tyrell and the others were young?
(a) Junior.
(b) Tyrell.
(c) Sammy.
(d) Tariq.

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

5. What door does Tina steal the key to in Chapter 8?
(a) Redeema's door.
(b) Tariq's door.
(c) Kimberly's door.
(d) Vernesha's door.

6. Who is very happy to see Kimberly at Tariq's apartment?
(a) Tyrell.
(b) Brick.
(c) Tina.
(d) Jennica.

7. What did Junior show to Tariq as soon as he oathed in with the Kings?
(a) His bandanna.
(b) His gun.
(c) His knife.
(d) His notebook.

8. How does Jennica feel about being in the car on the way to Brick's party in Chapter 13?
(a) She just wants to get to the party to dance.
(b) She wants to go back to work.
(c) She wishes they would drive faster.
(d) She does not want to be there.

9. What does Brick show especially to Sammy in Chapter 8?
(a) His drug stash.
(b) His new phone.
(c) His new computer.
(d) His weapons cache.

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

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

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

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

14. Where does Kimberly see Jennica again in Chapter 11?
(a) At the pizza parlor.
(b) At the hair salon.
(c) At the diner where Jennica works.
(d) On the street.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Junior give his knife to?

2. How much money does Tina find in Tariq's bedroom after he dies?

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

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

5. What does Sammy think Tyrell wants him to do when they are in the backseat of the car in Chapter 13?

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