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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 Tyrell's mother suggest he do to make money for the family in Chapter 4?
(a) Go to college.
(b) Work at McDonald's.
(c) Sell cars.
(d) Sell drugs.

2. Why does Tyrell stay at Novisha's apartment overnight in Chapter 11?
(a) There is a big snowstorm.
(b) Ms. Jenkins needs help repairing something.
(c) He is sick.
(d) He has a job interview nearby the next day.

3. What does Cal do to make money?
(a) Works at McDonald's.
(b) Sells MetroCards.
(c) Sells CDs.
(d) Sells weed.

4. What does Ms. Jenkins ask Novisha to buy for Tyrell in Chapter 6?
(a) A board game.
(b) Notebooks.
(c) Socks, underwear and a toothbrush.
(d) A backpack.

5. Where does Tyrell go in Chapter 6 with Novisha?
(a) Her friend's dance.
(b) Her church.
(c) Her brother's wedding.
(d) Her school awards ceremony.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jasmine worried about who has not come back to Bennett for some days?

2. What does the girl Tyrell meets in Chapter 2 have that turns him off?

3. What is Ty's girlfriend's mother's name?

4. What does Tyrell eat at Novisha's house in Chapter 11?

5. Where does Tyrell's mother go often during the day when he thinks she should be looking for work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one way Tyrell consistently makes money that is illegal but on the low end of the crime scale?

2. Why does Tyrell decide to keep his plans for the party a secret from Novisha?

3. In Chapter 7, what does Tyrell's mother do that upsets him and what does he tell her?

4. In Chapter 12, why does Jasmine call Tyrell?

5. What bothers Novisha about her mother's and father's relationship?

6. Why does Tyrell think his mother wants to keep Troy, his brother, in special education classes?

7. What does Tyrell think of Jasmine when they first meet?

8. What is one reason Tyrell and his mother and brother are struggling financially?

9. Why does Tyrell think it is important for him to play with and discipline Troy?

10. What does Tyrell's friend Cal do with his brothers to make money that Tyrell does not want to do?

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