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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. Which teacher of Bri's congratulates her on the success of her song?
(a) Mrs. Murray.
(b) Mrs. Iverson.
(c) Mr. Reid.
(d) Mrs. Johnson.

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

3. In Chapter Sixteen, what musician is Bri shocked that Curtis has never heard of?
(a) Lauryn Hill.
(b) Rakim.
(c) Kendrick Lamar.
(d) Jean Grae.

4. In Chapter Seventeen, what event starts a student riot at Bri's school?
(a) Police are hired for security checks.
(b) Long and Tate come back to work.
(c) The school fires a beloved black teacher.
(d) There is a fight between black and white students.

5. In Chapter Thirteen, why is Bri still angry with Aunt Pooh?
(a) Because Aunt Pooh yelled at Jay.
(b) Because Aunt Pooh said she will not be Bri's manager any longer.
(c) Because Aunt Pooh left before Bri could finish recording On the Come Up.
(d) Because Aunt Pooh did not give Bri the money she needed for shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Eighteen, where does Bri meet Supreme?

2. In Chapter Twenty-Three, what game do Jay, Trey, and Bri play together?

3. In Chapter Twenty, who convinces Trey to get an Instagram account?

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

5. In Chapter Fourteen, who does Miles tell Bri he listens to that surprises her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter Twenty, what do Sonny and Malik say when Bri goes to hang out with them at Malik's house?

4. In Chapter Sixteen, why does Bri start to have doubts about having Aunt Pooh as her manager?

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. In Chapter Twenty-Two, who does Bri call after she loses her father's chain, and why?

10. In Chapter Nineteen, what is one thing that bothers Bri about the woman, Emily Taylor, who circulates the petition to censor her song?

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