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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marcus believe at first when they are sprinted away?
(a) That Darryl is going to get medical assistance.
(b) They are being taken to safety and the hoods are to protect them.
(c) They have been kidnapped by terrorists.
(d) That they might be accused of stabbing Darryl.

2. What does Marcus do to distract Charles?
(a) Tells Charles that there is a pop quiz in chemistry.
(b) Tells Charles that the principal wants to talk to him.
(c) Jams Charles' phone signal.
(d) Pretends to be talking to Charles' sister on the phone.

3. Who is Fred Benson?
(a) Marcus Yallow's uncle.
(b) A police officer.
(c) Marcus Yallow's best friend.
(d) A vice-principal of Cesar Chavez High.

4. What happens when a jeep finally stops?
(a) Darryl is put in the jeep and taken to the hospital.
(b) The police say they cannot get Darryl to the hospital right now.
(c) Darryl has died.
(d) The four friends are shackled, hooded and taken away.

5. What happens when Marcus and his friends get to the BART station?
(a) They find it deserted.
(b) They move smoothly with the flow of people.
(c) They are turned away as the place is full.
(d) They encounter a huge mob of people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marcus try to explain?

2. Where are Marcus and his friends going when the skip school?

3. Who is Charles Walker?

4. What do the announcements say that come over loudspeakers?

5. What does Benson try to get Marcus to admit?

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