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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fall 1987 - Spring 1988, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the son LaJoe is closest to but who disappoints her the most?
(a) Lafeyette
(b) Terrence
(c) Paul
(d) Pharoah

2. When another person is killed, why do Lafeyette and Pharoah refuse to go to the funeral?
(a) They did not like the dead boy.
(b) They are still raw from Bird Leg's funeral.
(c) They had nothing good to wear.
(d) They had made plans to go to the tracks.

3. What impediment gets worse in Pharoah after all the summer violence?
(a) his nightmares
(b) his lisp
(c) his limp
(d) his stutter

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

5. How does Terrance spend much of the visitation time?
(a) lecturing Lafeyette to stay in school and out of trouble
(b) complaining about the other inmates
(c) talking about how he is going to change
(d) making a list of things for LaJoe to bring him

Short Answer Questions

1. What is keeping Pharoah out of school?

2. Why will Jimmie Lee not let Horner project boys join his gang and even warns them to stay away from drugs and gangs?

3. Who is LaJoe's childhood friend?

4. What happened to LaJoe's older sister?

5. What seriously haunts Lafeyette?

(see the answer key)

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