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

2. In what church did Nanny's boys sing in the choir?
(a) Mount Zion AME Church.
(b) Shiloh Baptist Church.
(c) Second Baptist Church.
(d) First Corinthian Baptist Church.

3. How tall was Nanny?
(a) 5 feet.
(b) 5 feet 2.
(c) 5 feet 3.
(d) 5 feet 4.

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

5. When was Nanny's last grandchild and only granddaughter born?
(a) 1997.
(b) 2004.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, from what hours would Uncle cut hair on Saturdays?

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

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

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 4, what ages were the cousins who got to shoot a gun?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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