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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says in Part One, “Artie’s screaming began” how long “after the vandalism”?
(a) 2 days
(b) 2 weeks
(c) 2 months
(d) 3 weeks

2. What “old-time movie producer” does the Avenger’s grandfather always quote?
(a) Sam Goldwyn
(b) Henry Weinstein
(c) David Lynch
(d) Orson Welles

3. How old is Karen Jerome in Part One of the novel?
(a) 12
(b) 16
(c) 14
(d) 13

4. What television show does Mickey say is his favorite in Part One?
(a) Wheel of Fortune
(b) Days of Our Lives
(c) The Weather Show
(d) Jeopardy

5. What does Harry constantly call his friends after the vandalism and attack as they leave the Jerome home that Buddy considers to be Harry’s “black talk”?
(a) Boyz
(b) Crips
(c) Bloods
(d) Dogs

Short Answer Questions

1. About how long has the Jerome family lived in the town they currently live in, according to the narrator in the beginning of Part One?

2. With what weapon does the Avenger kill the school bully in Part One?

3. What is one of the few things that the home invaders did not break in the Jerome home, according to Jane in Part One?

4. What position does Mr. Jerome have at the telephone company where he works in Part One?

5. When the death of the school bully that the Avenger killed is reported in the paper, it is reported how?

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