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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Jazmin when she wants to write a poem but has not paper?
(a) In a store.
(b) On her stoop.
(c) In Central Park.
(d) At school.

2. How many times does Jazmin say she has lived in each borough of New York City?
(a) Twice.
(b) Some never.
(c) Once.
(d) Three times.

3. What emotion does Jazmin feel as she is writing?
(a) Anger.
(b) Disappointment.
(c) Relief.
(d) Excitement.

4. At what does Jazmin find herself staring?
(a) The newspaper.
(b) J.D.'s dashiki.
(c) Into space.
(d) J.D.

5. Why does Jazmin believe the people react the way they do to her?
(a) She looks threatening.
(b) She is black.
(c) She is talking to herself.
(d) She is alone.

6. Why is CeCe called to Jazmin's school?
(a) To talk about Jazmin's behavior.
(b) To talk about getting a GED.
(c) To talk about dress codes.
(d) To talk about Jazmin's grades.

7. What does Jazmin not have with her?
(a) Keys.
(b) Wallet.
(c) Paper.
(d) Pencil.

8. What color does J.D.'s shirt not include?
(a) Purple.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

9. What does Jazmin say it is wrong to sell?
(a) Pictures.
(b) Bronzed baby shoes.
(c) African dresses.
(d) Baby pictures.

10. How old is Jazmin?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Seven.

11. What are Jazmin's parents doing when they decide on the spelling of Jazmin's name?
(a) Bathing CeCe.
(b) Cooking dinner.
(c) Eating dinner.
(d) Timing her contractions.

12. Where does Jazmin like to sit?
(a) On her couch.
(b) On her stoop.
(c) On her deck.
(d) On her windowseat.

13. Where is Jazmin when a gunfight breaks out in her neighborhood?
(a) In her bedroom.
(b) At school.
(c) On the stoop.
(d) In the apartment vestibule.

14. What sense does CeCe say Jazmin is developing?
(a) Irony.
(b) Sarcasm.
(c) Humor.
(d) Smell.

15. How old was Jazmin when she and CeCe ran away from their foster home?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are doctors thinking about giving to Jazmin's mother?

2. What does Jazmin finally raid to get her paper?

3. Who is not in the street during the April 23 entry?

4. What kind of businesses are not on Amsterdam Avenue?

5. What kind of games are played at the bar?

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