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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. Where is Mack waiting for Jamal?
(a) At school.
(b) On the stoop.
(c) In his hallway.
(d) At the hospital.

2. Who helps Indian beat Jamal?
(a) Trusty.
(b) Blood.
(c) Angel.
(d) Mack.

3. Why does Jamal go to Tito's house with him after the shooting?
(a) To apologize to Abuela.
(b) To calm him down.
(c) To make sure he won't call the police.
(d) To put him in bed.

4. What do the Scorpions wear to Angel's funeral?
(a) Black shrouds.
(b) Angel wing necklaces.
(c) The gang colors.
(d) Their jackets.

5. Why does Mr. Davidson want to talk to Jamal's mother?
(a) He wants to create a learning plan for Jamal.
(b) He wants her to know what Jamal does at school.
(c) He wants to meet the woman responsible for ruining Jamal.
(d) He wants Jamal to go to another school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abuela ask of Jamal?

2. What would Jamal have done if Dwayne had pushed him?

3. Why won't Jamal let Tito come to his house?

4. What does Jamal want to do before he gives the gun back to Mack?

5. What does Jamal try to give Tito before he leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jamal see after he hears the three shots of the gun?

2. What does Dwayne say when he and his mother are in the principal's office?

3. What does Jamal spend his money from his job on?

4. What happened when Abuela found the gun that Tito was hiding?

5. What does Mama do when she gets home from the hospital?

6. What happened when Tito told Abuela about what he did in the park?

7. What happens as Tito's cab is driving away?

8. What does Dwayne threaten to do after he loses the fight to Jamal, and how does Jamal respond to this?

9. What does Jamal say he would have done if Dwayne had pushed him, and how does Tito respond?

10. What does Mr. Davidson say when Jamal comes to the school nurse?

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