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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. At the beginning of "Reconnected," what prison is Kody first sent to?
(a) Soledad.
(b) Kern Valley.
(c) Folsom.
(d) San Quentin.

2. How do Joker and Macc try to end their feud?
(a) They have a shoot out.
(b) Kody steps in and beats up Macc.
(c) They do not end it.
(d) They have a fistfight, which Joker wins.

3. What has happened to Kershaun at the end of the book?
(a) He continues to be in the gang.
(b) He goes to college.
(c) He stops dealing drugs.
(d) He dies.

4. What world community does Kody fear is becoming gang like?
(a) Bosnia.
(b) Russia.
(c) United States.
(d) China.

5. In the chapter, "Nation Time," what does the police officer demand Kody tell him?
(a) He wants to know where the Rollin' Sixties are.
(b) He wants his Social Security Number.
(c) He wants Kody to be a police informant.
(d) He wants his real name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kody want his fellow gang members to attend Muhammad's Islam service?

2. What is NOT a rule created by the Consolidated Crips Organization?

3. In the chapter, "Tamu," what do the police find when they search Kody's home after he spends the day with Muhammad?

4. At the start of the chapter, "48 Hours," what jail facility is Kody in?

5. Why does Kody respect Muhammad?

Short Essay Questions

1. What can you infer about Kody and Tamu's relationship after reading the chapter, "Tamu?"

2. In the chapter, "Nation Time", Kody is released from prison after a long sentence. How is Kody's life different now that he has left the Tray Eights?

3. How is the new Crips organization similar to the old one?

4. What are Kody's feelings about gangs at the end of the book?

5. How does the New Afrikan Independence Movement begin to change Kody's thinking about gangs?

6. How does Killer influence the Crips organization?

7. After Kody joins the New African Independence Movement, how does he feel about gangs?

8. How does Suma influence Kody?

9. How does Malcolm X influence Kody?

10. In "Nation Time," Kody is out with Tamu and their kids. Their car is pulled over by the police. Describe how the police treat Kody and how he responds to this treatment.

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