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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 want to own one day?
(a) A car.
(b) A house.
(c) A business.
(d) A yacht.

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

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

4. Why is Jamal sent to the principal's office after his talk with Mack?
(a) Being late to school.
(b) Swearing in the halls.
(c) Missing homework.
(d) Jumping down stairwells.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following people are NOT present when Jamal confronts the gang?

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

3. Who does the principal blame for the amount of times Jamal gets sent to the principal?

4. How does Mama hurt her hand?

5. What does Jamal's father belittle him for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, what does Mack say Randy told him?

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

4. What does Dwayne do after his first fight with Jamal?

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

6. What does the Principal threaten to do to Jamal if his behavior does not improve?

7. What does Jamal do to intimidate Dwayne and ultimately win the fight?

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

9. What is Jamal most mad at Randy for?

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

(see the answer keys)

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