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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 had Nanny purchased a few days before a fight Matt remembers in Chapter 3?
(a) Coffee table.
(b) Rocking chair.
(c) Glass table.
(d) End table.

2. How old was Solidene in Chapter 4?
(a) 37.
(b) 25.
(c) Late 20s.
(d) Early 30s.

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

4. In Chapter 5, from what hours would Uncle cut hair on Saturdays?
(a) 8 a.m. to midnight.
(b) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(c) 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
(d) 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, where did the boys go to school?

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

3. When did Aunt Sarah befriend a white girl?

4. When did Uncle close his barbershop and move his family to Virginia?

5. What would the boys do after their Saturday chores?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Nanny?

3. What type of work did Nanny do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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