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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer 1988, Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pharoah worry about as he prepares for the contest?
(a) his stutter
(b) his clothes
(c) his memory
(d) his pronunciation

2. What is the last word Pharoah is given to spell?
(a) endearing
(b) indoctrinate
(c) endeavor
(d) endurance

3. Who did LaJoe meet at a dance hall when she was only thirteen, pretending to be sixteen?
(a) Paul
(b) Terrance
(c) Jimmie Lee
(d) Rickey

4. When does Pharoah realize something is wrong?
(a) when the electricity is shut off
(b) when LaJoe doesn't come home with groceries as usual
(c) when Lafeyette starts talking about joining a gang
(d) when they start eating a lot of peanut butter sandwiches

5. What accusation is brought against LaJoe?
(a) gambling
(b) drug dealing
(c) welfare fraud
(d) child abuse

Short Answer Questions

1. How does James say they will all die?

2. Bird Leg's cousin, Rickey, is full of rage. Why?

3. What does Lafeyette hear someone was doing when he got his legs run over by a train?

4. When another person is killed, why do Lafeyette and Pharoah refuse to go to the funeral?

5. Where does Bird Leg get food for his pets?

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