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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. At least how many guns does each household in the neighborhood have?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

2. What does Rev. Olamina call Lauren that makes her think she is "close to trouble"?
(a) Her full name.
(b) Her mother's name.
(c) "Daughter".
(d) "Dear".

3. How is Keith killed?
(a) He is tortured to death.
(b) He is attacked by dogs.
(c) He overdoses.
(d) He is shot.

4. In Lauren's dream, what does she do when her stepmother isn't watching?
(a) She steals some money.
(b) She eats a piece of fruit.
(c) She cries.
(d) She falls into the basket of clothes.

5. How much money does Lauren save?
(a) Almost $1000.00.
(b) $2000.00.
(c) Almost $50.00.
(d) $150.00.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family is affected by the latest robbery, in Chapter 11?

2. How far away is Lauren's neighborhood from Los Angeles?

3. What does Lauren want to call the emergency packs?

4. Why doesn't Reverend Olamina think the company accepts them?

5. What kind of roofs do the houses have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What "family business" does Lauren's father believe in keeping private?

2. What does Zahra say she prefers life with Richard to life with her mother?

3. Why do Paints set fire to the park?

4. Why does Bankole think buying a gun is more important than buying food?

5. What is the one paradox in Lauren's philosophy?

6. What does Bankole say is the cause of all the human bones on the highway?

7. Describe Lauren's dream.

8. Why is Lauren convinced that her father is dead?

9. Why do Travis and Zahra leave their employer?

10. Describe Richard Moss' religion.

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