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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fall 1988-Winter 1989, Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occurs with LaShawn and her two children, boyfriend, and boyfriend's brother ?
(a) They all move into the Rivers' apartment.
(b) They help LaJoe move out of Horner.
(c) They steal LaJoe's food stamps.
(d) They are all killed in a gang war.

2. What becomes stressful to LaJoe to the point of sleepless nights and severe headaches?
(a) so many people in the house
(b) drug abuse
(c) too many gun battles
(d) Pharoah's running away

3. What makes Pharoah feel uncomfortable on Chicago Avenue?
(a) The traffic scares him when they cross the street.
(b) The boys talk about shoplifting.
(c) Too many policemen are walking around.
(d) People look at them as dirty Horner boys.

4. What captivates Pharoah at Erol's Video Club?
(a) the video machines
(b) the Wrestle Mania movies
(c) the space movies
(d) the cartoons

5. What is it called when a hospital sends a patient to another hospital?
(a) patient dumping
(b) outpatient care
(c) ambulance running
(d) reference managing

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did LaJoe meet at a dance hall when she was only thirteen, pretending to be sixteen?

2. What impediment gets worse in Pharoah after all the summer violence?

3. What is the last word Pharoah is given to spell?

4. Who is LaJoe's one hope of having a child graduate from high school and go on to college?

5. Who is Clarise?

(see the answer key)

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