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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. Who wrote that the most disrespected person in America is the Black woman?
(a) Van Jones.
(b) Sam Cooke.
(c) Malcolm X.
(d) Johnnie Cochran.

2. In Chapter 3, what recipe did Matt remember was passed down from his Granma Lula Mae?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Lasagna.
(c) Fried chicken.
(d) Mac-and-cheese.

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

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

5. In Chapter 5, how old was Johnson when he and the other boys were at the salon and decided to sing If I Ever Fall in Love for the customers?
(a) 9.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the cousins wore glasses?

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

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

4. What TV show did Lil' Rall remember watching with Nanny in high school?

5. How old was Matt when his dad spanked him for getting into a fight with Garrett and choking him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Justice remember that he and Nanny used to love?

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

4. How and why was Tamir Rice killed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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