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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stations did Mrs. Kaye's Boutique have?

2. How many of Nanny's siblings died in a house fire when she was a little girl?

3. How old was Emmett Till when he was beaten to death?

4. How many square miles is Plainfield?

5. Where was Nanny born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was Nanny?

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

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

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

8. Why were Johnson and his cousins never allowed to go outside with a toy gun?

9. How did Nanny discipline the boys?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author writes about how it was dangerous for Blacks to have guns—real or toy growing up. Why was it dangerous for Blacks to have guns?

Essay Topic 2

Nanny took on a caregiving role for her grandsons. Why did Nanny take on a caregiving role for her grandsons? What type of relationship did the boys have with her? How was the relationship they had pivotal in the boys’ lives?

Essay Topic 3

Lil’ Kevin sexually abused Johnson. How did Lil’ Kevin use his influence and power to abuse Johnson? How and why did these encounters affect Johnson’s experiences with puberty and how he viewed the world?

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