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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 Mr. Ali suggest Lolly do about his "bad feelings" regarding Jermaine?
(a) Make a movie about them.
(b) Forget all the bad memories.
(c) See a therapist.
(d) Separate the good memories from the bad ones.

2. Who keeps bringing Lolly bags of Legos?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Yvonne.
(c) Vega.
(d) Rose.

3. Who does Mr. Ali offer to speak to about Jermaine's bed?
(a) Lolly's cousin.
(b) Lolly's mother.
(c) Lolly's father.
(d) Lolly's brother.

4. Who is Big Rose?
(a) Lolly's neighbor.
(b) A girl from after-school.
(c) Lolly's cousin.
(d) Lolly's girlfriend.

5. Why do Lolly and Vega take a trip to the Bronx?
(a) To go to the dentist.
(b) For fun.
(c) To go to BLOCK.
(d) To go to a restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Vega spend Christmas break?

2. Where is the Boogie Down?

3. Where did Butteray Jones get his name?

4. What piece of furniture does Mr. Ali suggest Lolly remove from his room?

5. What is the House of Moneekrom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is following the narrator at the beginning of the novel?

2. What project does Lolly start at home in Chapter 5?

3. Who is Yvonne?

4. Who gets shot in front of a bodega?

5. What does Steve do for a living?

6. Where did Jermaine work before he died?

7. Where does the narrator live?

8. What is the House of Moneekrom?

9. Who is Benny Rachpaul?

10. What instrument does Vega play?

(see the answer keys)

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