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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What put Sherman in the hospital?
(a) A drive-by shooting.
(b) A robbery gone bad.
(c) A drug overdose.
(d) A stabbing wound from a dispute.

2. What does the janitor, Jake Horton, send to Betsy Ann?
(a) A pink carriage.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Pigeons.
(d) A blue rattle.

3. How much does Mildred give Cassandra for gas?
(a) Nothing extra.
(b) $20.
(c) $3.
(d) $5.

4. What surprising news does Clara give Jenny?
(a) Clara tells Jenny that she and Robert are expecting.
(b) Clara tells Jenny that her mother has passed away.
(c) Clara tells Jenny that she and Robert are recently engaged.
(d) Clara tells Jenny that Robert has enlisted in the army.

5. In "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons", what game do the boys play in the schoolyard?
(a) Jumprope.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Dodge ball.
(d) Poison.

6. Why does Caesar dislike it when Manny calls his apartment?
(a) Caesar has been trying to distance himself from Manny.
(b) Caesar does not want Carol to find out what he is planning to do.
(c) Manny whispers everything over the phone, making it seem obscene.
(d) Caesar does not want there to be record of any communications between himself and Manny.

7. Where do Betsy Ann's pigeons fly away to each morning?
(a) Miles' house.
(b) The park.
(c) The roof.
(d) The bell tower.

8. Who do the girls see moving into an apartment on 9th street?
(a) Rhonda and Jeff.
(b) Joyce and Pearl.
(c) Gladys.
(d) Cassandra's brother-in-law.

9. What does Janet teach Robert to do using a blond baby doll?
(a) Comb a girl's hair.
(b) Pin a girl's dress.
(c) Braid a girl's hair.
(d) Change a girl's diaper.

10. What is Miles' profession?
(a) Street sweeper.
(b) Executive assistant.
(c) Barber.
(d) Line cook.

11. What does Cassandra do to retaliate against her brother-in-law after their morning fight?
(a) Cassandra takes his car.
(b) Cassandra skips school to smoke.
(c) Cassandra lays him out with a punch to the jaw.
(d) Cassandra runs away.

12. How does Betsy Ann's father get to work in the morning?
(a) By taxicab.
(b) By car.
(c) By bus.
(d) By train.

13. What time is it when Melanie approaches Cassandra while she is sitting in her brother-in-law's car?
(a) 4:00.
(b) 2:30.
(c) 3:30.
(d) 4:30.

14. What kind of shirt does Manny always wear?
(a) A Hawaiian shirt.
(b) A collared dress shirt.
(c) An oversized t-shirt.
(d) An undershirt.

15. Where did Caesar get his first gun?
(a) Caesar stole it during a robbery at a home in Arlington.
(b) Caesar stole his first gun from Sherman to prove himself.
(c) Sherman gave him his first gun.
(d) Carol bought him his first gun because she was worried.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which elementary school does the protagonist's mother want her to attend in "The First Day"?

2. In "The First Day", what does the protagonist liken her mother to as her mother pulls documents from her purse?

3. What did Anita's father tell her about Anacostia?

4. Where did Caesar first see the mentally handicapped woman?

5. What interrupts Cassandra as she writes her phone number down for Wesley?

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