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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 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.

2. In Chapter 3, how many times a week did Matt remember Lil' Rall and Rasul fighting?
(a) About 6 times.
(b) 4 times.
(c) Easily 5 times.
(d) 3 times.

3. How many stations did Mrs. Kaye's Boutique have?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

4. How old was Johnson in Chapter 4 when his family when to a family reunion in Virginia?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

5. Where was Nanny born?
(a) Athens, Georgia.
(b) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(c) Jackson, Mississippi.
(d) Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Rasul got his first pair of Rollerblades, how many steps did he jump down?

3. In Chapter 6, who lied and said that Rasul stole their baseball cleats?

4. In Chapter 4, what did Johnson shoot at?

5. What percent Irish showed up when Johnson and Aunt Munch took the 23andMe test?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Johnson and the other boys spend their Saturdays at Nanny's?

2. What type of work did Nanny do?

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

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

5. What was Nanny's Big Yellow House like?

6. How and why was Tamir Rice killed?

7. How did Lil' Rall thank Nanny in his letter between Chapters 2 and 3?

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

9. During the summer of 1991, where did the family travel and why?

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

(see the answer keys)

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