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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Fatima's last name said to be in "How to Look (Both) Both Ways"?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Moss.
(c) Bradford.
(d) Knotts.

2. Who is the guidance counselor at TJ and Jasmine's school?
(a) Mr. Patel.
(b) Ms. Lane.
(c) Ms. Wilson.
(d) Ms. King.

3. What does TJ say God made man from in "Water Booger Bears"?
(a) Trees.
(b) Dust.
(c) Water.
(d) Butterflies.

4. How many pieces of candy do the Low Cuts buy from the old lady in "The Low Cuts Strike Again"?
(a) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

5. How many classes in school do TJ and Jasmine have together?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

6. How many houses are there on each block as Fatima walks home in "How to Look (Both) Both Ways"?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

7. What blood disease has Jasmine had since birth?
(a) Hemochromatosis.
(b) Hypercoagulable disorder.
(c) Sickle cell anemia.
(d) Erythrocytosis.

8. Who is the only other skater that Pia knows at her school (that is a girl), according to the narrator in "Skitter Hitter"?
(a) Sarah Gilliam.
(b) Rachel Duncan.
(c) Fawn Samms.
(d) Anna Davis.

9. What kind of business does Marcus's mother own in "Skitter Hitter"?
(a) A shoe store.
(b) A salon.
(c) A candy store.
(d) A liquor store.

10. Who is the choir director at TJ and Jasmine's church?
(a) Ms. Edwards.
(b) Mr. Brindle.
(c) Mrs. Bronson.
(d) Mr. Fantana.

11. The narrator of "Water Booger Bears" says in the first sentence that "This story was going to being like all the best stories" (xii). How was it going to begin, but no one saw it happen?
(a) With a cloud falling from the sky.
(b) With a school bus falling from the sky.
(c) With a gunshot.
(d) With a school bus hitting a crossing guard.

12. What does everyone call Cynthia Sower, according to the narrator in "Water Booger Bears"?
(a) Say-So.
(b) Sour Apples.
(c) CS.
(d) Cyth the Myth.

13. What kind of cancer did Trista's father have?
(a) Stomach cancer.
(b) Leukemia.
(c) Colon cancer.
(d) Prostate cancer.

14. What kind of cancer did Francy's father have?
(a) Prostate cancer.
(b) Stomach cancer.
(c) Colon cancer.
(d) Leukemia.

15. Who yells as Pia skateboards down the school hallways "No skating allowed!" in "Skitter Hitter" (48)?
(a) Ms. Wockley.
(b) Mr. Brock.
(c) Ms. Greene.
(d) Mr. Irwine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the principal at Brookshire Boys Academy?

2. What game would the Low Cuts challenge people to in order to con them out of money, according to the narrator in "The Low Cuts Strike Again"?

3. What does Bit say he would be if he were an inanimate object in "The Low Cuts Strike Again"?

4. What does Jasmine say she would be if not a booger in "Water Booger Bears"?

5. What did Pia name her skateboard?

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