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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) Doing the chores.
(d) Earning money.

2. Who signals to Jamal before his second fight with Dwayne?
(a) Angel.
(b) Mack.
(c) Tito.
(d) Indian.

3. Who does the principal blame for the amount of times Jamal gets sent to the principal?
(a) Jamal's mother.
(b) Randy.
(c) Unsympathetic teachers.
(d) Jamal's father.

4. Who does Mack say told him how much Randy's appeal will cost?
(a) Randy.
(b) His father.
(c) A policeman.
(d) The lawyers.

5. Who does Randy want Jamal to visit?
(a) Tito.
(b) Indian.
(c) Dwayne.
(d) Mack.

6. Where does Jamal feel he will get all his success in life from?
(a) His talents.
(b) The gang.
(c) His determination.
(d) The gun.

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

8. Which of the following is NOT a source of bullying in Jamal's life?
(a) His father.
(b) Mack.
(c) His teachers.
(d) Dwayne.

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

10. Where does Jamal start walking after his fight with Dwayne?
(a) The old firehouse.
(b) The crack house.
(c) The boat basin.
(d) The park.

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

12. Who goes with Jamal after he is sent to the principal's office?
(a) Mack.
(b) Sassy.
(c) Dwayne.
(d) Tito.

13. Where does Jamal insist on fighting Dwayne?
(a) Outside the storeroom.
(b) In the hall.
(c) In the storeroom.
(d) Outside of the locker room.

14. What is the main concern over Jamal leading the gang?
(a) He is too innocent.
(b) He is young.
(c) He is not experienced.
(d) His brother got caught.

15. Where does Jamal want to hide the gun after Dwayne challenges him to a fight?
(a) On a shelf.
(b) In his bag.
(c) In a locker.
(d) Behind some books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the class bully?

2. Who does Mack say Randy wants to be the new leader of the gang?

3. Who does Jamal see meandering down the street at the beginning of the book?

4. Where is Jamal's brother at the beginning of the book?

5. What would Jamal do in the job he considers taking after talking with Mack?

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