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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. Where does Pia go after school in the ending of "Skitter Hitter"?
(a) To the cemetery.
(b) To her father's house.
(c) To church.
(d) To her friend's house.

2. Who teased John John, callingh him an old man because of the patch of gray hair on his head?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Trey.
(c) Roger.
(d) James.

3. What is the main road outside the school that the Low Cuts set out on after their meeting in "The Low Cuts Strike Again"?
(a) Clifton Avenue.
(b) Rosehill Street.
(c) Portal Avenue.
(d) Cleveland Street.

4. Who made the joke of the Low Cuts, "Yo, if I give you my pizza crust every day and you save it up, you'll have a whole loaf of bread by the end of the school year" (20)?
(a) Peter Smith.
(b) Charlie Wilson.
(c) James Jackson.
(d) Andrew Knotts.

5. Who is referred to as "the munchie master" in "The Low Cuts Strike Again" (27)?
(a) Ms. CeeCee.
(b) Ms. Rose.
(c) Ms. DeeDee.
(d) Ms. Clara.

Short Answer Questions

1. What blood disease has Jasmine had since birth?

2. What has Bit's mother recently resumed?

3. What is TJ's singing voice compared to in "Water Booger Bears"?

4. What do the Low Cuts do with the money they made from selling candy in "The Low Cuts Strike Again"?

5. Who always writes stuff on Stevie's shirt in class, according to the narrator in "Skitter Hitter"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Benni tell Fatima in the ending of “How to Look (Both) Both Ways”? What does she ask her?

2. Why has Jasmine Jordan been away from school in “Water Booger Bears”? For how long has she been away?

3. Where do the Low Cuts go to buy candy in “The Low Cuts Strike Again”? What do they buy?

4. What do empy snack bags symbolize in “Water Booger Bears”?

5. What does Stevie ultimately confess to his mother in "Skitter Hitter"? How does she react?

6. How is Stevie corralled into the event that involves Pia in "Skitter Hitter"?

7. What are some of the examples of bullying seen in "Skitter Hitter"?

8. Why does Pia not encounter Stevie in the end of "Skitter Hitter"?

9. How is Stevie Munsen described in "Skitter Hitter"?

10. Where do the Low Cuts go to sell their candy? How much money do they make?

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