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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. How does Noodle feel after he speaks to the media about Tariq?
(a) He feels depressed.
(b) He feels angry.
(c) He feels suspicious.
(d) He feels energized.

2. How does Jennica first meet Kimberly?
(a) She meets Kimberly at the diner.
(b) She meets Kimberly at Tariq's apartment.
(c) She goes to Kimberly to get her hair cut.
(d) She meets Kimberly at the march.

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

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

5. Who does Will paint a portrait of in Chapter 14?
(a) Tariq.
(b) Brick.
(c) Tyrell.
(d) Scoot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tina go to when she gets hurt in Chapter 10?

2. What important question does Brick ask Sammy in Chapter 8?

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

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

5. What door does Tina steal the key to in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Junior feel animosity towards the Kings?

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

4. What did Tariq and Junior always used to share at lunch when they were in second grade together?

5. In Chapter 11, what does Brick insist that Tyrell do with him and the rest of the Kings?

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

7. What does Brick ask Sammy when he beckons Sammy to come to his bedroom and shows him all his weapons?

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

9. What activity does Tyrell remember as some of the best times he had with Tariq, Sammy, and Junior when they were younger?

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

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