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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jamal's father say Jamal needs to help his mother with?
(a) Helping Sassy.
(b) Finding new jobs.
(c) Earning money.
(d) Doing the chores.

2. When is the only time Jamal see his father?
(a) When he has been fired.
(b) When he is drunk.
(c) When he needs money.
(d) When he misses Mama.

3. What is the symbol of the gang?
(a) Scars.
(b) The jacket.
(c) A tattoo.
(d) A bandana.

4. What does Dwayne throw at Jamal at school?
(a) A lunch box.
(b) A pencil.
(c) A rock.
(d) A book.

5. What is the gun hidden in when the fight begins?
(a) A duffle bag.
(b) A boxing glove.
(c) A shoe.
(d) A brown bag.

6. What was Randy sent to prison for?
(a) Gang violence.
(b) Robbery.
(c) Murder.
(d) Assault and battery.

7. What grade is Jamal in?
(a) 7th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 8th.
(d) 9th.

8. What was Mama doing when her hand got hurt?
(a) Getting Sassy ready for school.
(b) Cleaning up Randy's things.
(c) Washing dishes.
(d) Bringing in the groceries.

9. Who does Jamal see meandering down the street at the beginning of the book?
(a) Addicts.
(b) Policemen.
(c) Migrant workers.
(d) Gang members.

10. Where does Dwayne challenge Jamal to a fight on the day he brings the gun to school?
(a) The caffeteria.
(b) The basement storeroom.
(c) The locker room.
(d) The boiler room.

11. Why does Jamal not like his father?
(a) He has bad connections.
(b) He makes Mama cry.
(c) He is manipulative.
(d) He is a deadbeat.

12. Why does Jamal get sent to the principal so often?
(a) Rudeness to the teacher.
(b) Tardiness.
(c) Inappropriate language.
(d) Truency.

13. Who tends to be the voice of reason in Jamal's life?
(a) His mother.
(b) Sassy.
(c) Tito.
(d) His teachers.

14. What does Jamal do at his special place after he spends the school day in the principal's office?
(a) Pretends to be somebody else.
(b) Draws.
(c) Thinks about his future.
(d) Goes swimming.

15. How is Dwayne punished for throwing something at Jamal at school?
(a) He has to write lines.
(b) He is not punished at all.
(c) He gets detention.
(d) He has to stay after school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jamal insist on fighting Dwayne?

2. What emotion does Jamal feel whenever he has the gun?

3. Who is Jamal waiting for at the beginning of the book?

4. What is the name of Jamal's best friend?

5. Who goes with Jamal after he is sent to the principal's office?

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