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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. Why does Dasani want to go to school?
(a) To get high.
(b) To get new friends.
(c) To get into a high school.
(d) To get a better education.

2. When Chanel gave birth to Papa in 2007, the hospital detected what?
(a) His breathing was shallow.
(b) His heart was weak.
(c) Marijuana in his blood.
(d) His lungs were weak.

3. Why is the Coates family low on funds in Chapter 21?
(a) They buy too much food.
(b) They spend all their money on rent.
(c) The income tax return money has all but vanished.
(d) Chanel buys drugs.

4. What does Dasani call the metal detector and the tall, iron fence in her apartment complex?
(a) The tall thing.
(b) The jail.
(c) The fence.
(d) The cast iron.

5. What city is Dasani's residence in?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New Guinea.
(c) Austin.
(d) Brooklyn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade is Dasani going into?

2. Kenneth Durieux, a caseworker, is charged with what?

3. What do the people declare Gracie Mansion as?

4. Who knows for months that Chanel is getting high on opiates?

5. Chanel is exposed to what virus at the shelter in Queens?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Dasani and her family live in Chapter 1? Describe this place and the neighborhood/school?

2. Chanel is what type of a mother in Chapter 1?

3. Why does Dasani want to attend the Milton Hershey school?

4. What school does Dasani go to in Chapter 2?

5. What sort of institution is Hershey? What sets it apart from other universities?

6. What aspects of Elliott's reporting differ from conventional journalism?

7. What are some difficulties the family faces in Chapter 10?

8. What responsibilities does Dasani have in Chapter 1?

9. What is the irony of the characters' names in Chapter 13?

10. What do Dasani and the children sleep on in Auburn?

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