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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. What does Jamal worry about after his fight with Dwayne?
(a) If Dwayne will sneak up on him without the gun.
(b) If Dwayne will tell about his gun.
(c) If Dwayne believed the gun was real.
(d) If Dwayne will challenge him again.

2. What does Jamal say to assure Dwayne that the gun is real?
(a) Says the Scorpions don't have fake guns.
(b) Shoots out the window.
(c) Loads a magazine.
(d) Pulls back the hammer.

3. How long does Randy have to wait for probation?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 3 years.

4. How did Jamal feel during his meeting with the gang?
(a) Angry.
(b) Confident.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Scared.

5. What does Jamal say he will use if he does join the gang?
(a) A knife.
(b) A gun.
(c) Randy's jacket.
(d) Randy's mask.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jamal sent to the principal's office after his talk with Mack?

2. Who signals to Jamal before his second fight with Dwayne?

3. Who tends to be the voice of reason in Jamal's life?

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

5. How does Jamal feel when he is asked to stay after school with his favorite teacher?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jamal want for Christmas?

2. What does Jamal do after he is badly beaten in his fight with Dwayne?

3. How does Jamal feel when he has the gun?

4. How long was Randy sentenced to jail, and what does Jamal think of this?

5. What makes Jamal's day better after he gets home from helping paint the sets?

6. Why does Tito say the gang might let Jamal be their leader?

7. Who does Randy want Jamal to talk to, and how does Mama feel about this?

8. How much money does Mama need to raise at the beginning of the book, and what is it for?

9. Where does Jamal sleep now that Randy is in prison?

10. What is Jamal most mad at Randy for?

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