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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ____________ used to tell Jeff that the Professor wasn't much of a father, which makes Jeff upset.
(a) Brother Thomas
(b) Gambo
(c) Melody
(d) The Professor

2. Melody asks Jeff is life is very ____________ for him, though she then tells him not to answer and make her feel guiltier.
(a) Exciting
(b) Terrific
(c) Terrible
(d) Boring

3. Who raised Melody when she was growing up, as Jeff finds out during a lunch they share?
(a) Gambo
(b) Francine
(c) Aunt Georgina
(d) Aunt Booty

4. When Jeff and his mother stop at a house where two women are sitting, what are the women doing?
(a) Cooking a soup
(b) Painting
(c) Stuffing envelopes
(d) Typing

5. Who is NOT one of the groups of needy that Melody says she wants to help when she is away from the Professor and Jeff?
(a) Hungry children
(b) Orphans
(c) Animals
(d) HIV victims

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Professor takes Jeff to ________________, Jeff fears he will walk off down the beach and not return.

2. What does Jeff write to Gambo after he arrives back in town from his trip with his mother?

3. When Brother Thomas asks if Jeff will go back to visit his mom, Jeff says _____________.

4. Brother Thomas tells Jeff that his illness has been a __________ to the Professor, but this is a good thing.

5. Melody introduces Jeff to the two women as the ________________ even though they did not know of him.

(see the answer key)

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