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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 9-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Benjie remember taking from his grandmother's pocketbook?
(a) $2.
(b) $4.
(c) $3.
(d) $5.

2. What does Butler like to keep on hand?
(a) Gentleman Jack.
(b) Jim Beam.
(c) Campari's.
(d) Seagram Seven.

3. What are some jobs that Jimmy-Lee's father has quit?
(a) Janitor and electronics delivery.
(b) Lawn maintenance and construction worker.
(c) Laundry truck and the post office.
(d) Garbage pickup and window washer.

4. What is a song that Mrs. Bell likes to sing?
(a) A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.
(b) Abide with Me.
(c) How Great Thou Art.
(d) Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.

5. Where does Butler wish they could send Benjie?
(a) Boarding school.
(b) Drug rehab.
(c) Military school.
(d) A farm in the South.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Benjie, how many times has Butler seen 13-year-old junkies?

2. When Jimmy-Lee got money for school supplies, how much money did he give Benjie?

3. Who gave Benjie his first joint of pot?

4. What does Jimmy-Lee remember drinking that gave him a headache hangover?

5. How old is Benjie Johnson at the beginning of the book?

(see the answer key)

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