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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sportcoat decide to go at the end of Chapter 20?
(a) Hettie's grave.
(b) Bensonhurst.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Church.

2. What does Potts know about Sister Gee in Chapter 15?
(a) Her interest in him.
(b) Her role in taking Earl to the subway.
(c) Her role in the community.
(d) Her role in protecting Sportcoat.

3. What does Sister Gee ask Potts at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) To leave her alone.
(b) To come back with any news.
(c) To run away with her.
(d) To pray with her.

4. As Chapter 24 begins, how long has Sportcoat been sober?
(a) 9 hours.
(b) 17 hours.
(c) 20 hours.
(d) 14 hours.

5. Which individual has been arrested, according to Potts in Chapter 15?
(a) Earl.
(b) Bunch Moon.
(c) Deems.
(d) Sportcoat.

6. According to Hettie in Chapter 20, when Hettie first saw Sportcoat, he was doing what?
(a) Cutting down a tree.
(b) Planting a garden.
(c) Fixing a car.
(d) Mowing the lawn.

7. At the end of Chapter 14, Bunch devises a plan to rid himself of which two people?
(a) Potts and Jet.
(b) Deems and Sportcoat.
(c) Deems and Lightbulb.
(d) Sportcoat and Hot Sausage.

8. The arrival of the officers in Chapter 18 interrupts what gathering?
(a) Choir practice.
(b) A neighborhood meeting.
(c) Sunday services.
(d) The cheese distribution.

9. By what name does Mrs. Elefante call Sportcoat, as revealed in Chapter 16?
(a) Cuffy.
(b) Mr. Lambkin.
(c) King Kong.
(d) Deacon.

10. According to Lightbulb in Chapter 14, how has Deems changed since the shooting?
(a) He will no longer get revenge.
(b) He will no longer sell heroin.
(c) He will no longer sell drugs to certain types of people.
(d) He will no longer allow Sportcoat to walk free.

11. To what pier do Sportcoat and Hot Sausage walk in Chapter 26?
(a) Vasco Pier.
(b) Vellucci Pier.
(c) Vitali Pier.
(d) Vassallo Pier.

12. Upon meeting the Governor’s daughter in Chapter 13, what does the Elephant want to do?
(a) Pray to God.
(b) Laugh and cry.
(c) Start a new life with her.
(d) Run and hide.

13. Who will arrange a meeting between Sportcoat and Deems, as discussed in Chapter 17?
(a) Hot Sausage.
(b) Dominic.
(c) Rufus.
(d) Sister Gee.

14. Why is Bunch angry with Earl in Chapter 14?
(a) For not listening to him speak.
(b) For hurting Sportcoat.
(c) For forgetting to bring dinner.
(d) For missing Sportcoat three times.

15. Chapter 26 takes place how many years after Sportcoat shot Deems?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sportcoat describe the Elephant in Chapter 17?

2. What does the Elephant offer Sportcoat in Chapter 16?

3. Where is Deems shot in Chapter 17?

4. Who was the only other person to call the Elephant by his childhood nickname, as revealed in Chapter 13?

5. With whom does Deems go on a date in Chapter 17?

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