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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. In Chapter Thirteen, why does Jay say she hid some of Bri's father's things even from herself for a time?
(a) So Aunt Pooh would not know she had them.
(b) So she would not get too sad looking at them.
(c) So she would not feel too guilty about Bri's father's death.
(d) So she would not sell them when she was addicted to drugs.

2. In Chapter Thirteen, what does Jay always make for breakfast on Christmas?
(a) French toast.
(b) Oatmeal cookies.
(c) Apple cinnamon pancakes.
(d) Bacon and eggs.

3. In Chapter Sixteen, what does Curtis tell Bri about his dad?
(a) He lives a few neighborhoods away and Curtis sees him fairly often.
(b) He is a business executive who lives in California.
(c) He is a truck driver and is not around very much.
(d) He is dead.

4. What popular blog does Bri's song On the Come Up get posted on in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Rapid.
(b) Ebony.
(c) Cloud.
(d) Blackout.

5. In Chapter Fifteen, why is Aunt Pooh annoyed with Bri when she picks Bri up to go to The Ring?
(a) Bri still has not changed her song lyrics.
(b) Bri is wearing gang colors.
(c) Bri wants Pooh to stop and pick someone else up on the way.
(d) Bri is wearing her father's chain.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Seventeen, what event starts a student riot at Bri's school?

2. How does Bri say she can do Curtis's hair for him?

3. Which teacher of Bri's congratulates her on the success of her song?

4. What sacrifice does Jay have to make in Chapter Nineteen in order to get food for the family?

5. Why does Aunt Pooh say Bri needs to record new verses for On the Come Up?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty-Three, how does Bri react when her grandmother insists on her coming to live with them, and why is it important to Jay?

2. In Chapter Twenty-Two, what does Bri ask Malik to do concerning what they have just been through together?

3. In Chapter Seventeen, what are Shana, Malik, and others trying to convince Bri to agree to that they believe will help their activist aims?

4. In Chapter Sixteen, what does Trey tell Bri about her song On the Come Up and what he thinks about her pursuing a career in rap?

5. In Chapter Fifteen, why is Bri not allowed into The Ring to peform?

6. In Chapter Fifteen, why does Bri refuse to leave The Ring with Pooh, and who offers to give her a ride home instead?

7. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Jay say when Bri suggests pawning her father's chain to help cover rent and bills?

8. In Chapter Seventeen, what happens at Bri's school when the students see that Long and Tate are back on duty?

9. In Chapter 13, why does Bri's Aunt Pooh have a problem with her song On the Come Up?

10. In Chapter Twenty, what does Malik propose about releasing the video of Bri and Long and Tate that Bri actually considers might work for her?

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