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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color ribbon is used to embellish the dingy curtains in the apartment?
(a) Pink.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Gold.

2. Of what class of people are most of those attending the show with Pete and Maggie?
(a) The aristocracy.
(b) The lower class.
(c) The working class.
(d) The upper class.

3. Who occasionally drags Jimmie from his truck driver perch to beat him?
(a) Other truck drivers.
(b) Pete.
(c) Fader.
(d) The police.

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

5. Where is Maggie while Pete and Jimmie exchange tales of valor in Chapter 5?
(a) Hanging laundry outside.
(b) At work.
(c) In the shadows.
(d) In another room.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to dancing, what is the girl who starts the show in Chapter 7 doing?

2. In the opening scene of Chapter 1, what are the boys throwing at each other?

3. What two physical characteristics make Pete seem formidable?

4. What does Mudder do all day Friday?

5. What does Jimmie's father do to the two fighting boys?

(see the answer key)

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