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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the son LaJoe is closest to but who disappoints her the most?
(a) Paul
(b) Pharoah
(c) Terrence
(d) Lafeyette
2. What does the racist policeman say to Lafeyette at the stadium?
(a) The white people don't have money to give to niggers.
(b) There's no room for black trash here.
(c) Black kids all belong to gangs.
(d) You black kids are all pushing dope.
3. Who wants to know if Pharoah's cousin Dede will go out with him?
(a) Rickey
(b) Calvin
(c) James Howard
(d) Jimmie Lee
4. What prison sentence was given to Jimmie Lee?
(a) twenty years without parole
(b) the electric chair
(c) the maximum term of thirty years
(d) life in prison
5. What gives Pharoah a headache at the jail?
(a) a siren
(b) the guard's whistle
(c) a couple arguing
(d) the clanging of doors
6. Why will Pharaoh not wear his nylon jacket with the Blackhawk logo?
(a) The logo is almost falling off.
(b) Several boys have been murdered for their jackets.
(c) It has a big hole in it.
(d) It is old and faded.
7. What does Pharoah bury outside the projects?
(a) his homework
(b) two goldfish
(c) a dead cat
(d) a crowbar
8. How has Lafeyette's attitude toward Rickey changed?
(a) He comes to accept him as Pharoah's friend.
(b) He never thinks of him any more.
(c) He decides to threaten Rickey.
(d) He is more suspicious of him than ever.
9. Why is Lafeyette against the friendship between Rickey and Pharoah?
(a) He thinks someone is out to kill Rickey.
(b) He knows that Rickey is a thief.
(c) He worries that Rickey will take his place with Pharoah.
(d) He worries that Rickey will lead Pharoah into trouble.
10. What treats does LaJoe buy for the children?
(a) comic books and candy
(b) fresh fruit and popsicles
(c) candy and chewing gum
(d) small plastic toy filled with candy
11. What is Bird Leg dressed in at his funeral?
(a) a new suit
(b) his basketball uniform
(c) jeans and T-shirt
(d) a white jogging suit
12. Why did the vacancy rate at Horner increase?
(a) old people kept dying off
(b) an increase in the number of murders
(c) a typhoid outbreak
(d) rumors of planned gentrification
13. What happens to LaJoe at the welfare meeting?
(a) Her children are removed.
(b) She is taken to jail.
(c) Her benefits are cut off.
(d) She is taken to the hospital.
14. What does Terrance claim loudly?
(a) that the guards beat him
(b) that he will break out
(c) that he is innocent of the crime
(d) that the food is terrible
15. Where does Bird Leg get food for his pets?
(a) trash bins behind a Kentucky Fried Chicken
(b) dead rats in the project
(c) left overs at home
(d) pet food he shoplifts
Short Answer Questions
1. Where do LaJoe, Lafeyette, Pharoah and the triplets go to visit Terrence?
2. What are two main threats to the safety of Lafeyette and Pharoah at the Henry Horner Homes?
3. What is the name of the young man who entertains outside of Horner Homes?
4. Where does Bird Leg get his pets?
5. What do Lafeyette and Pharoah want from Terrence?
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