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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. Who is Fred Hampton?
(a) Muhammad's friend.
(b) Leader of the Back Panthers.
(c) Muhammad's father.
(d) An old guard at the youth facility.

2. What ethnic group is winning the war in Folsom prison?
(a) The Mexicans.
(b) The Crips.
(c) The Puerto Ricans.
(d) The Bloods.

3. In the chapter, "Tamu," what do the police find when they search Kody's home after he spends the day with Muhammad?
(a) A Malcolm X book.
(b) Stolen car parts.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Gun.

4. How long is Kody is solitary confinement in the chapter "48 Hours?"
(a) One week.
(b) 10 days.
(c) One day.
(d) One month.

5. How is Kody able to afford an apartment with Tamu?
(a) He works for Muhammad.
(b) He sells drugs.
(c) He works at the church.
(d) He gets a job from his mother's friend.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who kills Tray Stone?

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

4. Who does Kody visit in jail at the end of "Nation Time"?

5. Why do Tamu and Kody need to go home when they are at the restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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.

3. In the final chapter, what does Kody tell the reader about the choices he has made in his life?

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

5. How does Suma influence Kody?

6. How does Muhammad show Kody that he can trust him?

7. Who is Walter Brown and how does he affect Kody?

8. Describe the rules the C.C.O. develops.

9. How do Kody's actions suggest that he feels uncomfortable when he is released from jail after a long sentence?

10. 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?

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