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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 instrument did Butler used to play?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Double bass.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Trombone.

2. What age does Benjie think is too old for someone to hold your hand?
(a) 7 or 8.
(b) 6 or 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

3. When Jimmy-Lee got money for school supplies, how much money did he give Benjie?
(a) 75 cents.
(b) $1.
(c) 50 cents.
(d) $2.

4. Where did Jimmy-Lee's uncle go instead of giving him birthday money?
(a) Cancun.
(b) The Bahamas.
(c) West Indies.
(d) Cayman Islands.

5. What does Butler do for a living?
(a) Janitor.
(b) Sanitation worker.
(c) Fast food worker.
(d) Dishwasher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jimmy-Lee's father?

2. Where did Butler and his uncle go after they beat up a white man who tripped Butler?

3. What does Mrs. Bell remember they forced her to make at the old folks' club?

4. In Benjie's building, how many floors are missing a lightbulb?

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

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