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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Muhammad Abdullah.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lil' Hunchy do when the fight outside store Kody wants to rob turns violent?
(a) He calls 911.
(b) He uses a gun to defend himself.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He stabs one of the men who is attacking Kody.

2. Why does Kody agree to go with the four girls to the store he wants to rob?
(a) He wants to check it out in preparation to rob it later.
(b) The store is in rival gang territory and he is looking for trouble.
(c) He suspects the girls may be setting him up for something.
(d) He wants to protect them from trouble.

3. Why doesn't Kody ride his bike home after the revenge shooting?
(a) It is stolen.
(b) A friend sees him and offers him a ride.
(c) It has a flat tire.
(d) He decides to leave the bike and take the bus.

4. Why doesn't Kody have a credible alibi for the murder he is accused of?
(a) He is too ashamed to tell the truth.
(b) He is alone and there are no witnesses to that fact.
(c) He is committing another crime.
(d) He feels no one would believe what he was actually doing.

5. Why is Kody kept on "The Rock," the solitary lock down part of the Youth Facility?
(a) He hits a guard.
(b) He is considered a serious offender.
(c) The regular prison is overcrowded.
(d) It is for his own protection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Kody struggle to understand from a Malcolm X quote?

2. How does Kody and his gang send the message that harming female family members would not be tolerated?

3. When Kody is outside the store he wants to rob, he is approached by several men. How old are these men?

4. In the chapter, "The War," why does Kody regret walking home alone from a friend's house?

5. Why is Kody at an Islam service while serving time in the Youth Facility?

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