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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jamal waiting for at the beginning of the book?
(a) His sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

2. What grade is Sassy in?
(a) 3rd.
(b) 1st.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 4th.

3. What do Jamal's teachers all tell him?
(a) He can do better.
(b) He can escape his brother's fate if he wants to.
(c) He will be just like his brother.
(d) He will never succeed.

4. What did Jamal say during his fight to intimidate Dwayne?
(a) I am not afraid of you.
(b) I am a leader of a gang.
(c) I can take whatever you can give!
(d) You are nothing to me.

5. Where does Jamal sleep now that Randy is not at home?
(a) The big bedroom.
(b) The couch.
(c) The small bedroom.
(d) His mother's bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Randy sent to prison for?

2. Who mocks Jamal when he returns to class from the principal's office?

3. Which of the following people are NOT present when Jamal confronts the gang?

4. Where does Jamal want to hide the gun after Dwayne challenges him to a fight?

5. What kind of climate does Jamal's best friend want to live in?

(see the answer key)

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