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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 & 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who came into the school with a gun?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A student.
(c) A janitor.
(d) A drug dealer.

2. What other sound does Andrew like to hear on Asphalt Hill?
(a) The cries of the boys who take a hill too daringly.
(b) The cry of frogs who live in the stagnant water inside the tires.
(c) The bulldozers moving the trash around.
(d) The Doberman pincher barking at intruders.

3. What does Yolanda do a lot of in the classroom?
(a) Raise her hand.
(b) Write notes.
(c) Talk to her neighbors.
(d) Sleep.

4. What tension is there at Asphalt Hill?
(a) Between the older boys and the younger boys.
(b) Between kids from different schools.
(c) Between the skaters and the basketball players.
(d) Between Andrew and the drug dealers.

5. What word does Yolanda look up in the dictionary?
(a) Infantile.
(b) Genius.
(c) Retard.
(d) Intelligent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is failing to hold Andrew's interest?

2. What is Yolanda's mother always pestering her to do?

3. What seat does Yolando take in her classroom?

4. How many terrible things have happened recently in Yolanda's life?

5. Who is Shirley Piper?

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