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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 is being harrassed.
(b) Because Benson thinks a kid is planning to bring a gun to school.
(c) If Benson has evidence of a crime.
(d) If Benson cannot handle his job.

2. What does Marcus tell his parents when he gets home?
(a) They were kidnapped by terrorists.
(b) They were quarantined in San Rafael.
(c) They were taken to a safe space and held until the government determined it was safe.
(d) They were quarantined in Oakland.

3. Who does Marcus see in the courtyard one day?
(a) Darryl.
(b) Vanessa.
(c) Jose.
(d) His father.

4. What does Marcus try to explain?
(a) That they are just students skipping school.
(b) That they are sorry for skipping school.
(c) That his mother is the chief of police.
(d) That his father is a cop.

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

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

7. Why is Marcus angry with his father?
(a) His father dismisses the situation as nothing.
(b) His father asks Marcus if their is something Marcus has not told them.
(c) He is not angry with his father.
(d) His father takes up for the cops.

8. For what does the lady with the severe haircut tell Marcus he is a suspect?
(a) The terrorist attack.
(b) Conspiracy to commit fraud.
(c) Hacking his school's computers.
(d) Hacking homeland security computers.

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

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

11. What does Marcus worry about when he sets up his xbox that evening?
(a) He may be putting his friends in danger.
(b) The government has figured out how to hack the xbox.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The xbox is not as secure as Marcus believes.

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

13. What does Marcus see on his street in the middle of the night?
(a) An Army tank.
(b) An ambulance.
(c) A black limo.
(d) A van with paraphernalia.

14. What do the terrorists destroy?
(a) The Bay Bridge.
(b) Alcatraz Island.
(c) The Wharf area.
(d) The Golden Gate bridge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is not with the gang?

2. Besides BART, what do the police start using?

3. Who does the woman with the severe haircut tell Marcus his captors are?

4. How does Marcus realize that he has been detained by the United States?

5. What is the name of Marcus' blog?

(see the answer keys)

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