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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 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 the marches are ridiculous.
(c) He thinks he will try to stop the marches.
(d) He thinks he will put on a hoodie and join the march.

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

3. What does Jennica tell Kimberly about Tariq?
(a) That she wishes she had never witnessed his death.
(b) That Noodle hates Tariq.
(c) That she loved him.
(d) That she did CPR on him.

4. Who does Tyrell meet in the bathroom at Tariq's funeral?
(a) Terrence Johnson, Tariq's father.
(b) Noodle.
(c) Brick.
(d) His own father.

5. What does Steve Connors think about how his race has influenced his own life?
(a) He feels badly he has lied about his race in the past.
(b) He thinks he has accomplished all he has because of his race.
(c) He thinks he has accomplished all he has in spite of his race.
(d) He thinks he has accomplished all he has regardless of his race.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tina react at the cemetery?

2. What memory of Tariq does Tyrell think of as he waits for Brick in Chapter 13?

3. What does Tyrell do in Chapter 14 to try to help him make his decision on the Kings?

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

5. What big-picture question does Reverend Sloan ask Kimberly in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rocky Fry feel about the way the police question him following Tariq's killing?

2. Who does Brick ask to go before the cameras and defend Tariq's memory?

3. Why does Jennica think the cops never pull a car that Brick is in over?

4. How does Tina react when her estranged father Terrence Johnson comes to her apartment for the first time after Tariq's funeral?

5. What does Brick ask Sammy to do for him regarding Tyrell?

6. What does Tina find in Tariq's room that she knows is dangerous and does not tell anyone about?

7. Who does the knife that Tina found in Tariq's room really belong to?

8. What does Redeema tell Vernesha about letting Terrence back into their lives?

9. Where does Melody volunteer and what happens when she goes to her volunteer position for the first time after Tariq's death?

10. Why is Tyrell so scared on the way to the party Brick has forced him to go to with him and the other Kings?

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