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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Marcus anger the cops?
(a) He makes a remark about tax dollars.
(b) He refuses to unlock his cell phone.
(c) He asks to go to the bathroom and tries to run.
(d) He says something nasty about the chief of police.

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

3. Why is Marcus' father angry?
(a) Marcus is not doing well in school.
(b) Marcus' mother does not want to let Marcus go back to school.
(c) He is pulled over twice on his way home and he sees that as incompetence..
(d) Marcus is being too rebellious.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Marcus and his friends get to the BART station?

2. What does the girl who takes their picture say?

3. What does Jolu say they should do?

4. Why do the police track BART passes?

5. Who is Charles Walker?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the woman with the severe haircut tell Marcus and what is his response?

2. What happens to anger Marcus' father and why does he apologize to Marcus?

3. Who did the captors treat most harshly, and why?

4. Why is Marcus confused about his father's attitude and what does Marcus' mother explain to him about it?

5. Who does Marcus believe has taken them and how does he discover the truth?

6. Describe the confrontation between Marcus and Benson.

7. What does Marcus ask of the woman with the severe haircut, and what is her response?

8. What does Marcus notice when he looks out his window in the middle of the night?

9. Why is Marcus angry when he tells his father about the police's activities?

10. Who calls Marcus to the office, and what message does he receive on his way there?

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