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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 12, what did Johnson use to hit a security guard in the face?
(a) Rollerblade.
(b) Boot.
(c) Brass knuckles.
(d) His fist.

2. In Chapter 7, how old was Johnson when he was injured?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

3. In Chapter 7, after going to the hospital, how long did Johnson stay up with his cousins that night playing video games?
(a) 1 a.m.
(b) Easily 3 a.m.
(c) About 2 a.m.
(d) Midnight.

4. How many years difference was between Johnson's dad and Nanny?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

5. When Kevin wanted to go somewhere one winter night, how far was his destination from Johnson's parents' house?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) About 25 minutes.
(c) About 15 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what side business did Uncle have?

2. In Chapter 10, what work was Uncle Kevin doing?

3. For how many hours did things go well at Skate 22 in Chapter 12?

4. How tall was Lil Kevin?

5. Where did Lil Rall usually work in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems were there with Uncle Kevin's wife, Desiree, and how were they resolved?

2. Where did Nanny move in 1993?

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

4. Why did Uncle have Lil' Rall and Rasul leave the Big Yellow House?

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

6. Why did Kevin come to live in Plainfield in 1996?

7. What time did the family try to start Thanksgiving dinner, and when would they usually start eating?

8. How does Johnson remember spending summers?

9. What was the menu for Thanksgiving dinner?

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

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