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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. According to Kody's last chapter, how are the Crips still struggling?
(a) They are loosing members.
(b) They are still fighting their own.
(c) They miss Kody.
(d) They are not struggling.

2. Why do Tamu and Kody need to go home when they are at the restaurant?
(a) They are short $10 for the bill and go home to get it.
(b) Rival gang members show up.
(c) Tamu is worried about their daughter.
(d) Kody is not feeling well.

3. What is Kody arrested for in the final chapter?
(a) Murder.
(b) Check fraud.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Auto theft.

4. In the chapter "Nation Time," what group does Kody begin to distance himself from?
(a) Crips.
(b) Islam.
(c) Tamu and his children.
(d) His family.

5. What does Kody hear that amazes him at the second Islam service he attends?
(a) He feels that he hears parts of his own life explained.
(b) He is enjoying the service.
(c) He realizes the gang life is hypocritical.
(d) He thinks it is time to leave the gang.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened to Kershaun at the end of the book?

2. In the chapter, "Nation Time, why doesn't Kody want to give the police his identification?

3. Who picks Kody from jail at the end of the chapter, "Muhammad Abdubllah"?

4. What job does Kody get in the chapter "Nation Time?"

5. Why is Kody sentenced to solitary confinement in the chapter, "48 Hours?"

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Muhammad continue to influence Kody once he leaves the youth facility?

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

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

5. Kody goes to visit Crazy De in jail and determines that have a different outlook on gangs. How are their viewpoints different?

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

7. 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?

8. How does Suma influence Kody?

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

10. How is Kody struggling with his gang life while in the youth facility?

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