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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 temporarily lost custody of the kids?
(a) Grandma.
(b) Grandpa.
(c) Chanel.
(d) Supreme.

2. Where do all of Dasani's siblings meet in New York City for a supervised visit with their parents?
(a) The Foundling.
(b) The bar.
(c) The shelter.
(d) Nordstrom.

3. Who accuses Dasani of stealing?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her white roomate.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) A student.

4. Why does Chanel end up in the hospital?
(a) She has heart issues.
(b) Her back hurts.
(c) Her knee hurts.
(d) Her arm hurts.

5. Who owns the high school family home that Dasani moves into?
(a) The therapist Julie.
(b) Supreme.
(c) Jonathan and Melissa.
(d) Lele and Pons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the project kids call Dasani’s pink sweatsuit?

2. In 2010, what infested the family’s house?

3. Dasani’s family boarded the ferry to go to the homeless shelter in what city?

4. What holiday weekend is it in the beginning of Chapter 37?

5. What did people call Dasani as a baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Chanel and Supreme’s reasons for not looking for an apartment in Chapter 22?

2. How do the homeless afford cell phones and Nintendos?

3. Dasani’s path to becoming the first member of her family to graduate from high school symbolizes what?

4. Later in Chapter 37, where do all of Dasani's siblings meet?

5. What role does school play in Dasani’s life in Chapter 23?

6. Who is Miss Hester for Dasani?

7. Chapter 23 opens on who's nightmare of their childhood?

8. What technique does Dasani learn from Roxanne that she employs to avoid a fight?

9. Michael Bloomberg's tenure as Mayor of New York City included an unfortunately conceived plan to purchase what item?

10. In Chapter 38, what is Dasani staring at in the mock courtroom?

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