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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. How does Tito feel when he hears Jamal is now a Scorpion?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Scared.
(c) Dissappointed.
(d) Angry.

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

3. What does Jamal want to buy when he gets some money?
(a) A radio.
(b) A VCR.
(c) A telephone.
(d) A television.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dwayne challenge Jamal to a fight on the day he brings the gun to school?

2. What is the gun hidden in when the fight begins?

3. Where is Jamal sitting at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Jamal want for Christmas?

5. What was Mama doing when her hand got hurt?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Jamal start walking after his fight with Dwayne, and who goes with him?

2. Why does Miss Brown want Jamal to stay after school one day?

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

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

5. Who does the principal blame for Jamal's tardiness and why?

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

7. What does Mama ask Jamal when she gets home at the beginning of the book?

8. What does Jamal do after school the day after his meeting with Mack?

9. What kind of things does Jevon belittle Jamal about?

10. What does Jamal want for Christmas?

(see the answer keys)

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