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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Kody's mother angry at the hospital staff in the chapter, "The Juvenile Tank?"
(a) Kody is cold and they will not adjust the temperature in the waiting room.
(b) She does not have health insurance.
(c) They are asking Kody too many questions about his gang activity.
(d) She does not feel Kody was treated fairly by the hospital staff.

2. Why did Kody want to rob the store at that time?
(a) He thinks no one would be watching it.
(b) His friend works there and can get him in the store.
(c) It is a holiday time so there would be a lot of money.
(d) There is no security system.

3. How long is Kody's sentence at the Youth Facility?
(a) Less than a year.
(b) Four years.
(c) One year.
(d) Five years.

4. In the chapter, "The War," why does Kody regret walking home alone from a friend's house?
(a) He allows an act of violence to bother him.
(b) He gets into an argument with a fellow gang member, who is a friend.
(c) He is walking through Rollin' Sixties' territory alone.
(d) He regrets being out late without a weapon.

5. When Kody gets to the store he wants to rob, why do four girls want to go with him?
(a) They want to help Kody rob the store.
(b) They like Kody and want to hang out with him.
(c) They want to set him up for a robbery.
(d) They think they won't be bothered by anyone if they are with Kody.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Kody released from jail after only three days?

2. What happens to Joe Joe after Kody shoots out the street light?

3. Why doesn't Twinky fire on the rival gang when they drive past him and his girlfriend?

4. In the "The War," how long was Kody unconscious in the hospital?

5. In addition to Malcolm X, what other activist's words affect Kody?

(see the answer key)

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