Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty

Vocabulary 1

100

Having been declared guilty of a crime

A. Convicted

B. Gang

C. Pledge

200

An organized group of criminals.

A. Pledge

B. Juvenile 

C. Gang

300

Another name for a young person or relating to young people

A. Pledge

B. Gang

C. Juvenile

400

A personal follower of someone or something

A. Pledge

B. Convicted

C. Disciple

500

A promise or undertaking

A. Pledge

B. Disciple

C. Juvenile

Vocabulary 2

100

The surroundings or conditions a person lives or operates in.

A. Convicted

B. Environment

C. Influence

200

A trusted member or ruler

A. Regent

B. Custody

C. Rival

300

A person or thing competing with another for superiority.

A. Regent

B. Rival

C. Sociopath

400

The protective care of someone.

A. Custody

B. Regent

C. Rival

500

The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something.

A. Convicted

B. Influence

C. Pledge

Yummy 1

100

When the Black Disciples stop helping Yummy, whom does he call for help?

A. his granny

B. another shorty

C. Monster

200

While waiting for his grandmother, Yummy wanted to...

A. say a prayer

B. watch the news

C. go see Monster

300

What happened to Yummy?

A. His own gang killed him.

B. The rival gang shot him.

C. He turned himself into the police.

400

According to the narrator, why did the Black disciples do what they did to Yummy?

A. He had become too much of a problem for them.

B. They wanted to send a message to other shorties.

C. They wanted to make Yummy a deputy.

500

What is the setting of Yummy?

A. Chicago

B. Los Angeles

C. Detroit

Yummy 2

100

How old was Yummy when the story takes place?

9

11

13

15

200

"Sometimes he was more kid than thug." This shows that...

Yummy is terrible all the time.

Yummy does not always act like a criminal.

Everybody hates Yummy.

The lawyer does not want Yummy to go to jail.

300

The Black Disciples had many shorties as their _____.

disciples

blues

caution

ominous

400

Which of the following quotes best shows that Yummy had good in him?

"They put him in special homes for kids like him."

"Yummy was tough when he had to be."

"Everyone thinks he's a bad person, but he respects my mom who got cancer."

"Not only was he in the gang, but he wasn't the least bit intimidated by the courtroom."

500

How did Yummy get his nickname?

The girls in the neighborhood thought he was cute.

He loved sweets and candy.