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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Arturo Smith?
(a) Counselor at La Bodega.
(b) Potential boss for Jamel.
(c) Parole officer.
(d) Friend of the family.

2. Who says, "You were one step from the dungeon?"
(a) Elaine.
(b) Danae.
(c) Satara.
(d) Apache.

3. Where is the two-bedroom apartment for $650 a month that Elaine is interested in renting?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Bronx.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Queens.

4. When Chapter 37 opens, Elaine calls into work twice for what reason?
(a) Taking care of Jamel.
(b) Taking care of Sabrina.
(c) Work to repeal the Rockefeller drug laws.
(d) She's sick.

5. Who spends four days on Riker's Island in Chapter 43?
(a) Danae.
(b) Apache.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Jamel.

6. How many pairs of sneakers did Elaine buy for family for Easter in Chapter 37?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

7. Whose rap name is Littles?
(a) Alfredo Bryan.
(b) Nasir Jones.
(c) Jamel.
(d) Chico Reynolds.

8. In Chapter 33, who has cream of turkey soup at a diner?
(a) Randy Credico.
(b) Donna Charles.
(c) Angela Thompson.
(d) Elaine.

9. When Chapter 43 opens, what is Elaine doing?
(a) Talking to her parole officer.
(b) Sorting through belongings.
(c) Working at her job.
(d) Fighting with her daughter.

10. Why is Elaine angry at Nathan in Chapter 30?
(a) Because he remarried.
(b) Because he forgot her birthday.
(c) Because he didn't love her.
(d) Because he kept her waiting.

11. What hospital does the ambulance take Sabrina to in Chapter 32?
(a) St. Luke's Roosevelt.
(b) Bellevue.
(c) Columbia Medical Center.
(d) Beth Israel.

12. Who receives 39 days in jail and five years probation for crimes in Chapter 44?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Lora.
(c) Star.
(d) Satara.

13. What kind of health insurance does Elaine have in Chapter 32?
(a) Blue Cross.
(b) No insurance.
(c) Oxford Health.
(d) Medicaid.

14. What is responsible for Elaine's urgency to get out of their neighborhood in Chapter 40?
(a) Fears about Jamel's safety.
(b) Elaine wants to be closer to work.
(c) Getting Danae in a better school.
(d) The family is asked to leave their apartment.

15. What is the name of Jamel's son?
(a) Antonio.
(b) Little Mel.
(c) Jamel Jr.
(d) Ronald.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has spent six months on Riker's Island when Chapter 44 starts?

2. According to Apache, who looks like a cross between "Charlie's Angels" and Glenn Close in "101 Dalmations?"

3. What job did Elaine have at Project Renewal before being demoted?

4. Who says, "You gotta laugh to keep from going insane?"

5. Who says, "No matter what you do in life, you can never go back?"

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