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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 Twenty-One, what happens between Malik and Bri that surprises them both?
(a) They go out on a date.
(b) They trade clothes.
(c) They study together.
(d) They kiss.

2. In Chapter Twenty, what is Bri really worried about to do with how Sonny and Malik and she have been drifting apart lately?
(a) That Sonny and Malik do not really like her music.
(b) That Sonny and Malik have better friends.
(c) That Sonny and Malik do not want to be associated with her.
(d) That Sonny and Malik are both more interested in romance than in hanging out with her.

3. What does Aunt Pooh tell Bri about her own stake in Bri's success?
(a) She thinks Bri's success will mean more to Bri and her family than it will to her.
(b) It does not matter to her whether Bri succeeds or fails.
(c) It is the only way she can make it out of the hood and out of drug dealing.
(d) She took out loans to make sure Bri had good clothes and studio time and she needs to make that money back now.

4. What does Curtis shout in Chapter Seventeen as tensions at Bri's school rise?
(a) A line from one of Tupac's songs.
(b) An activist chant from the civil rights era.
(c) A line from one of Dee-Nice's songs.
(d) A line from Bri's song On the Come Up that contains a profanity.

5. In Chapter Twenty, who comes to Bri's house to see her and make amends?
(a) Long and Tate.
(b) Aunt Pooh and Scrap.
(c) Sonny and Malik.
(d) Shana and Malik.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do both Miles and Bri think is the best singer?

2. In Chapter Sixteen, what musician is Bri shocked that Curtis has never heard of?

3. Who is the president of the Midtown PTA?

4. Who does Sonny have a crush on besides Rapid?

5. In Chapter Twenty-Two, what does Bri tell her mother about how she lost her father's chain?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Fourteen, what event helps launch Bri's song On the Come Up into viral popularity?

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

3. In Chapter Seventeen, how does Jay find out about Bri's song On the Come Up and what the song is about?

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. Why does Malik confront Bri about her song On the Come Up with negative feelings about it?

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

7. In Chapter Twenty-One, what happens to Bri and Malik as they walk back to Bri's house?

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 19, what is Bri so upset that her mother had to do in order to help them afford food?

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

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