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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pays for the lunch that Melody and Jeff share in a nice restaurant in town?
(a) Gambo
(b) Jeff
(c) Melody
(d) A stranger

2. During what month does Melody decide to finally leave the Professor and Jeff?
(a) May
(b) March
(c) February
(d) January

3. What does Jeff ask the Professor when his letters to his mother and Gambo go unanswered?
(a) If letters get lost
(b) If the Professor mailed the letters
(c) If the address is right
(d) If his mother loves him

4. Melody makes sure to say that she would never work for or be supported by ___________.
(a) A professor
(b) A Jew
(c) A man
(d) A white woman

5. Who is NOT one of the relatives to which Melody introduces him?
(a) Aunt Booty
(b) Aunt Dodo
(c) Aunt Georgina
(d) Gambo

Short Answer Questions

1. ____________ used to tell Jeff that the Professor wasn't much of a father, which makes Jeff upset.

2. The Professor talks to Jeff about how ____________ and helpless Melody made him feel when they were together.

3. Jeff runs out of the room after receiving his gift, thinking that ___________ would be a terrible way to show how much he loved the gift.

4. Melody tells Jeff that _________________ have killed the crabs and the herons who used to live in the marshes.

5. What does Jeff decide to give to his father as a gift for Christmas this particular year?

(see the answer key)

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