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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jamal want to travel to new places when he grows up?
(a) He wants to drive.
(b) He wants to fly.
(c) He wants to go on foot.
(d) He wants to sail.

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

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

4. What does Jamal's father belittle him for?
(a) Not making any money.
(b) Not doing well in school.
(c) Not joining a gang.
(d) Not being big enough.

5. Why does Jamal's little sister engage in the habit that is so annoying to Jamal?
(a) It brings her comfort.
(b) It gets her attention.
(c) It gives her something to do.
(d) It makes her feel important.

6. Who does Jamal get to hide his gun before his fight with Dwayne?
(a) Blood.
(b) Sassy.
(c) Mack.
(d) Tito.

7. Where does Jamal go after he leaves school the day he was sent to the principal's office?
(a) The boat basin.
(b) The upper east side.
(c) The park.
(d) The bodega.

8. What kind of climate does Jamal's best friend want to live in?
(a) Farming.
(b) Colder.
(c) Dryer.
(d) Warm.

9. Who supports Jamal in his idea to take a job instead of joining the gang?
(a) Mama.
(b) Mr. Davidson.
(c) Sassy.
(d) Tito.

10. What is Jamal's last name?
(a) Henricksen.
(b) Hanks.
(c) Henderson.
(d) Hicks.

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

12. Who does Jamal think about working for after talking wih Mack?
(a) The crack house.
(b) The school.
(c) The A&P.
(d) The grocery store.

13. What does Mack say he will use to support the new leader of the gang?
(a) His knife.
(b) A gun.
(c) His fighting skills.
(d) A letter from randy.

14. Where is Jamal sitting at the beginning of the book?
(a) In his room.
(b) On the front steps.
(c) In the hall-way.
(d) By the window.

15. What question does Jamal's little sister ask him at the beginning of the book?
(a) If he has made dinner yet.
(b) If he is going to leave.
(c) If he has been waiting up for her.
(d) If he is worried about their mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jamal get sent to the principal so often?

2. What grade is Sassy in?

3. What does Jamal do when he gets home from helping with the sets?

4. Where does Jamal meet with the gang?

5. What does Jamal love to do in his spare time?

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