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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 9, what Thanksgiving does Johnson remember?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1995.

2. What did Garrett make for Thanksgiving the year Nanny could not cook?
(a) Collard greens.
(b) Mac and cheese.
(c) Candied yams.
(d) Sweet potato pies.

3. What color stitches did Johnson get in Chapter 7?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

4. What would Johnson and Garrett usually do the first two weeks after school was out?
(a) Go to Nanny's.
(b) Summer school.
(c) Take a vacation with the family.
(d) Swimming lesson.

5. When Rasul was in high school, how long did he have one girlfriend?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Garrett do for a living when he grew up?

2. How many times did Nanny get cancer before she died?

3. In Chapter 7, after going to the hospital, how long did Johnson stay up with his cousins that night playing video games?

4. How old was Johnson when he, Kevin, and the other boys went to Skate 22 in Chapter 12?

5. Where was Lil' Rall working when Kevin moved in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Johnson remember spending summers?

2. In Chapter 10, how did Johnson and Garrett spend their summers?

3. What did puberty mean for Lil' Rall, Rasul, and Lil' Kevin?

4. What was the menu for Thanksgiving dinner?

5. What was the last Thanksgiving like with Nanny, and when did she pass away?

6. What did Lil Rall and Rasul want to do the summer Lil' Kevin came to stay in Plainfield?

7. How did Nanny teach everyone to cook?

8. What thoughts did Johnson have about healing from the abuse he suffered from Lil' Kevin?

9. Why did Johnson call Nanny a cool lady even as she got older?

10. In Johnson's letter to Nanny, what are some things he remembers doing with her?

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