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

2. How old was Garret when he changed an F on his report card to an A?
(a) 8 or 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 7 or 8.
(d) 6.

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

4. 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) 45 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

5. How far is the drive from Jersey City to Plainfield?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 20 to 30 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 35 to 40 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Matt and his cousins grow up?

2. How old was Nanny's nephew Kevin when she adopted him?

3. How old was Garrett when he started his Jordan sneakers collection?

4. How tall was Nanny?

5. When was Nanny's last grandchild and only granddaughter born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are barbershops a staple of the Black community?

2. What did Nanny do when Aunt Cynthia called her a bitch over the phone?

3. What salon did Johnson's mother have, and what was it like?

4. What did Johnson say about the book and why he wrote it?

5. In 1987, why did Nanny punch a woman named Mrs. Todd?

6. What does Johnson say about growing up with his cousins in the Author's Note?

7. Who was Emmett Till?

8. What type of work did Nanny do?

9. What did a girl accuse Rasul of doing at a baseball practice in 1987?

10. What did Nanny always say about having multiple ways to make money?

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