Blood is Thicker Final Test

A central idea in Blood is Thicker is that

• talking openly is a good way to deal with serious family problems

• parents always have the best judgement about their kids

• teenagers are at fault for nearly all family problems

• most teenagers do not care what their parents think of them

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One lesson that Savon's and Hakeem's parents learn at the end of the story is

• a good way to help teens develop responsibility is to give them hard work

• music and writing have little importance to most young people

• the high expectations of parents can sometimes be unfair to children

• parents should not assign strict curfews on their children

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Where does Hakeem end up working once he arrives in Detroit?

• at the laundromat

• at Uncle James' furniture store

• at Mr. Sung's dollar store

• at the Street

What does Hakeem find in Savon's closet?

• a large CD collection

• a stolen bike

• his missing journal

• a wad of cash

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When Hakeem walks into Anika's house to get his journal, what does he find?

• that Anika has left for California

• that his journal is gone

• that Anika's grandmother went to a nursing home

• all of the above

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On the day his father went for a medical checkup, Hakeem's biggest fear was that

• his father's cancer would return

• Anika would run away from home

• Savon would steal his journal

• Darcy's grandmother would pass away

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Who calls Hakeem to tell him that Darcy's grandmother died?

• Darcy

• Tarah

• Cooper

• Anika

Based on how Hakeem and Savon treat each other after Hakeem gets back from visiting Darcy, we can conclude that

• Hakeem and Savon are unlikely to talk to each other for the rest of the summer

• Hakeem will continue to search Savon's closet when he gets the chance

• Hakeem and Savon are likely to get into another fistfight

• Hakeem and Savon are likely to continue rebuilding their friendship

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Based on the letter Anika wrote in Hakeem's journal, we can conclude that she

• is jealous of Hakeem's relationship with Darcy

• never really liked Hakeem

• would like to see Hakeem at some point in the future

• resents Hakeem for not going with her on the bus trip to California

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Hakeem's experiences during his trip to visit Darcy suggest that he

• misses his old friends and wants to find a way to rejoin them

• does not miss Darcy or his friends

• is looking forward to the new school year in Detroit

• has decided that Anika - not Darcy - is the person he'd most like to see in California

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