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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many square miles is Plainfield?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

2. In Chapter 6, where did the boys go to school?
(a) Clinton.
(b) Cedarbrook.
(c) Cook.
(d) Jefferson.

3. When Lil' Rall and Rasul first moved to Plainfield, what sport did Nanny sign them up for?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Flag football.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Soccer.

4. How old was Lil' Rall when he was responsible for others?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 11.

5. When did Nanny and her husband move their children from Jersey City to Plainfield?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1971.

6. Where did Matt and his cousins grow up?
(a) Newark, New Jersey.
(b) Elizabeth, New Jersey.
(c) Trenton, New Jersey.
(d) Plainfield, New Jersey.

7. When did Uncle Rall and Cynthia get married?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1981.

8. How tall was Nanny?
(a) 5 feet 3.
(b) 5 feet.
(c) 5 feet 2.
(d) 5 feet 4.

9. In Chapter 4, what was Johnson's most vivid memory of a trip with Solidene and another family member?
(a) Going to a fast food restaurant.
(b) Going to the liquor store.
(c) Going to a feed store.
(d) Going to the supermarket.

10. When Johnson remembered a trip he took with Solidene and another family member, how long does he remember waiting in the car for Solidene?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

11. What was the name of the white woman who accused Emmett Till of whistling at her?
(a) Carolyn Bryant.
(b) Rebecca Andrews.
(c) Angela Hayes.
(d) Karen Richards.

12. When was Emmett Till killed?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1954.

13. How often when Johnson was growing up in Plainfield did his family have a barbershop or beauty salon?
(a) A few times.
(b) 5 times.
(c) 10 times.
(d) Always.

14. How old was Matt when his dad spanked him for getting into a fight with Garrett and choking him?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

15. When Johnson and Aunt Munch took the 23andMe test, what percent Indigenous DNA matches did they have?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far apart in age are Lil' Rall and Rasul?

2. How many kids were attending Nanny's daycare when she and her assistant, Aunt Cheryl, took them to Jersey City to get Nanny's grandchildren?

3. How old was Solidene in Chapter 4?

4. How old does Lil' Rall think he was when he remembers the custody hearing for him and his brother?

5. In Chapter 3, how many times a week did Matt remember Lil' Rall and Rasul fighting?

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