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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 30-55.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jimmy do instead of going to school?
(a) Wanders around the city.
(b) Goes to the movies.
(c) Play games with other truants.
(d) Writes stories.

2. What is Jimmy's domestic situation?
(a) He is left to fend for himself.
(b) He is well cared for.
(c) He is doted on, almost smothered.
(d) He is abused.

3. Where do Crab and Jimmy go when Crab comes back?
(a) To a filling station.
(b) To a lake.
(c) To a friend's house.
(d) To a scenic overlook.

4. How does the narrator describe Jimmy's state of mind when he goes with Crab?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Willing.
(c) Resistant.
(d) Hostile.

5. What does Cookie tell Jimmy?
(a) That he is a school hero.
(b) That he is going to fail.
(c) That someone has been looking for him.
(d) That he is in trouble.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who fingered Crab for the crime?

2. Who is Cookie?

3. What does Crab say he was afraid of before he was released?

4. Why does Jimmy have a hard time getting to school?

5. What are Crab's plans after proving his innocence?

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