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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. 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?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

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

3. How many siblings did Nanny have?
(a) 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

4. How old was Nanny's nephew Kevin when she adopted him?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

5. What feeling did most kids have when they got their first haircut?
(a) Fear.
(b) Apprehension.
(c) Panic.
(d) Terror.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Johnson remembered a trip he took with Solidene and another family member, how long does he remember waiting in the car for Solidene?

2. How old was Tamir Rice when he was killed by police officers who mistook his toy gun for a real one?

3. What instrument did Old Daddy play?

4. How old was Uncle Kevin when he lived with Nanny and became the main babysitter for Matt and his cousins?

5. How many stations did Mrs. Kaye's Boutique have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were Johnson and his cousins never allowed to go outside with a toy gun?

2. What did Johnson learn when he traced his lineage and took a DNA test?

3. What does Johnson say in the Author's Note about how Black boys are viewed?

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

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

6. Who was Emmett Till?

7. Why was Nanny not arrested for punching Mrs. Todd?

8. What type of work did Nanny do?

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

10. In Chapter 4, how did Johnson feel about shooting a gun?

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