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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Reverend Sloan ask Kimberly before he goes before the cameras after she does his makeup for the first time?
(a) He asks her out on a date.
(b) He asks her to go before the cameras with him.
(c) He asks her to redo his makeup.
(d) He asks her what she would say to the press.

2. Which of the following characters is sure Tariq was holding a gun when he died?
(a) Jennica.
(b) Sammy.
(c) Tyrell.
(d) Brick.

3. How does Vernesha find out Tariq has been killed?
(a) The Reverend Alabaster Sloan comes to tell her.
(b) She sees it on the news.
(c) The police come to her apartment to tell her.
(d) One of Tariq's friends comes to tell her.

4. How does Rosalita feel watching Tariq's vigil?
(a) She feels suspicious.
(b) She feels as if she wants to move away from Underhill.
(c) She feels in her old age she has finally seen too much.
(d) She feels energized.

5. Where is Junior when he hears about Tariq's death?
(a) In jail.
(b) At home.
(c) At the barbershop.
(d) At work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reverend Sloan decide to do when he hears about Tariq's death?

2. What did Reverend Sloan leave behind in the makeup room that Kimberly finds?

3. Who was the former leader of the Kings?

4. What does the reporter offer Jennica in return for going on camera?

5. Who comes to see Jennica at work in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Steve Connors react when he finds out Will has gone down to Tariq's vigil?

2. What does Steve Connors think about the importance of appearances and clothing when you are a black man?

3. What does Sammy think about whether or not Tariq had a gun when he is shot?

4. Why does Reverend Alabaster Sloan feel guilty about Tariq's killing?

5. Whose house does Jack Franklin go to to hide out and avoid all the media attention he receives after killing Tariq?

6. What does Tina think about the sirens outside her open window on the night Tariq is killed?

7. In Chapter 6, what does Vernesha regret that she did not do more of for Tariq?

8. What happens between Kimberly and Reverend Alabaster Sloan when they meet for the first time for Kimberly to do his makeup?

9. How does Tyrell find out that it was Tariq who was shot and killed on Peach Street?

10. What is the first thing Tyrell does when he hears there was a shooting on Peach Street?

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