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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Marcus tell Benson he should call the police?
(a) Because Benson thinks a kid is planning to bring a gun to school.
(b) If Benson cannot handle his job.
(c) Because Benson is being harrassed.
(d) If Benson has evidence of a crime.

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

3. What does Marcus refuse to do when asked?
(a) To sign a confession.
(b) To unlock his phone.
(c) To give her his web handles.
(d) To unlock his laptop.

4. What do Jolu and Marcus do at Jolu's house that night?
(a) Rewrite the xbox format.
(b) Create a runner to take snoops away from the real names.
(c) Rewrite the indiecode for Pigspleen.
(d) Create a screen.

5. Where are Marcus and his friends going when the skip school?
(a) Golden Gate Park.
(b) Alcatraz.
(c) The Tenderloin.
(d) Fisherman's Wharf.

6. How do the friends learn about what happened in the city?
(a) Newspaper.
(b) Asking passersby.
(c) Internet.
(d) They call their parents.

7. For whom does Jolu work?
(a) The government.
(b) He is self employed.
(c) An internet service provider.
(d) Marcus' dad.

8. Why do the police track BART passes?
(a) To figure out how to allocate their beat cops.
(b) To catch drug dealers and terrorists.
(c) To know where the high crime areas shift to.
(d) To find out if there is an inordinate amount of usage on a particular line.

9. Who does the woman with the severe haircut tell Marcus his captors are?
(a) CIA.
(b) FBI.
(c) Homeland Security.
(d) CID.

10. What is W1n5t0n?
(a) The serial number of Marcus' phone.
(b) Marcus' alias.
(c) The passcode to the school's computer system.
(d) The passcode to Marcus' car alarm system.

11. What does Marcus use to communicate to his friends?
(a) A program that is iris activated.
(b) A special program that will only activate with the correct voice.
(c) A landline.
(d) An Xbox Universal.

12. What has happened to Darryl?
(a) He is lost in the crowd.
(b) He breaks his ankle when the jump the tracks.
(c) He is stabbed.
(d) He is trampled when he falls.

13. What does Vanessa suggest?
(a) They remain silent.
(b) They call a lawyer.
(c) They find out the names of their interrogators.
(d) They contact the newspapers.

14. What is Vanessa's nickname?
(a) Van.
(b) Vannie.
(c) Nessa.
(d) Sa.

15. What does Benson tell Marcus to do until the police are contacted?
(a) Go back to class.
(b) Go home.
(c) Wait in the office.
(d) Go to detention.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marcus tell his parents when he gets home?

2. Where has there been a new posting according to a text message Marcus receives on his way to the office?

3. What does Marcus ask for that is refused?

4. Why does Marcus decide to set up a web of trust?

5. Where does Marcus find himself when he is taken out of the jeep and moved?

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