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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. Who are the other two Black players on Percy's basketball team?
(a) Michaels and John.
(b) Johnson and Jackson.
(c) Rayshon and Kennedy.
(d) Miah and Elisha.

2. How can Jeremiah tell he is Black?
(a) By the way he looks in a mirror.
(b) By the way the sun feels on his skin.
(c) By his skill on the basketball court.
(d) By the way people tease and taunt him.

3. What happens when Jeremiah and Ellie's shoulders touch in history class?
(a) They stay that way the rest of class.
(b) They begin to laugh.
(c) They move away from each other quickly.
(d) They apologize.

4. Why is Jeremiah disappointed about being placed in remedial history?
(a) The school did not give him a placement test and assumed he needed remedial history.
(b) He is embarrassed about being in a remedial class.
(c) He does not like the teacher.
(d) He is bored in the class.

5. At what is Ellie looking when she bumps into Jeremiah?
(a) Another student.
(b) Her cell phone.
(c) Herself in a mirror.
(d) Her class schedule.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Jeremiah's parents wait to get married?

2. What does Jeremiah admit to Carlton about Ellie?

3. To where had Carlton’s sister moved to escape judging eyes?

4. Who greets Ellie as she enters her Upper West Side building?

5. How does Anne respond when Ellie mentions that Jeremiah is Black?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jeremiah feel about his new teammates?

2. What kind of person is Jeremiah looking for?

3. Why is it assumed Jeremiah is placed in the wrong history class?

4. What do various family members tell Jeremiah about his blackness?

5. What is Carlton's response to Miah when asked about being biracial?

6. How does Jeremiah feel about being Black when in his own community?

7. How does Jeremiah reveal his intelligence in his first day in history class?

8. How does Jeremiah feel regarding his new Black teammates?

9. About what do Carlton and Miah discuss on their walk home from school?

10. Why does Anne call Ellie?

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