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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. What makes Yolanda feel better when she is thinking about her old home?
(a) Going down to where musicians jam in the park.
(b) Andrew playing his instruments.
(c) Having her own room.
(d) The lake near her house.

2. What does Yolanda's Momma find in Andrew's pocket?
(a) A bag of cocaine.
(b) A gun.
(c) A note from the drug dealer who shot the principal.
(d) A bag of marijuana.

3. What picture does Miss Gilluly give Andrew and ask him what it is?
(a) A dog.
(b) A train.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A fire hydrant.

4. What does Andrew tell Yolanda finally concerning his harmonica?
(a) That he has decided to take up guitar.
(b) That is was going bad.
(c) That drug pushers broke it.
(d) That he dropped it and it broke and he was so angry, he broke it the rest of the way.

5. Where is Yolanda's old crush Tyrone?
(a) Federal prison.
(b) Jail.
(c) Army.
(d) College.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came into the school with a gun?

2. Who was shot by the person with the gun?

3. How often had Shirley checked on the cake?

4. What seat does Yolando take in her classroom?

5. How is the cake when Yolanda arrives back home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Shirley say about double-dutch that causes Yolanda great discomfort?

2. Why does Yolanda usually add a comment when she answers a question?

3. How does Shirley react to what Yolanda tells her?

4. Why does Andrew go to Asphalt Hill?

5. How does Vic use music to make a connection with Andrew?

6. Why is Yolanda suspicious of Shirley, yet still talks to her?

7. Why is the darker side of Asphalt Hill, and what are Andrews thoughts about that?

8. How does Yolanda respond to the cruel comments by the other children on the bus?

9. Describe Andrew's encounter with the drug pushers at Asphalt Hill.

10. What does Yolanda go to the library to research and what does she learn?

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