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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which group of boys is winning the street fight before it is broken up?
(a) The Evil's Row boys.
(b) The Rum Alley boys.
(c) The Devil's Row boys.
(d) The Black Door boys.

2. Who says, "Is yer fader beatin' yer mudder, or yer mudder beatin' yer fader"?
(a) Pete.
(b) The old man.
(c) The old woman.
(d) Jimmie.

3. What does Maggie do after dinner that makes her mother angry?
(a) Breaks a chair.
(b) Teases Jimmie.
(c) Spills water.
(d) Breaks a plate.

4. Which boy ends up a bloody mess at the conclusion of the street fight?
(a) Blue Billie.
(b) Roger.
(c) Jimmie.
(d) Pete.

5. Which two groups of boys are involved in the opening street fight?
(a) The Rum Alley boys and the Devil's Row boys.
(b) The Rum Alley boys and the Black Door boys.
(c) The Black Door boys and the Devil's Row boys.
(d) The Evil's Row boys and the Rum Alley boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who steals the pail from Jimmie as he carries it back to the old woman?

2. What color does the book say Mudder's face turns when she is angry?

3. When Jimmie re-enters the apartment after the fight in Chapter 3, where are Mudder and Fader?

4. While Jimmie listens outside the apartment door, what does Mudder threaten to do to Fader?

5. During the fight between Mudder and Fader in Chapter 3, what sound accompanies the howls, groans, and shrieks?

(see the answer key)

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