1. Why did the author play alone under the Mulberry tree when he was in Eden Park?
(a) He planned to poison the Mulberry tree and did not want any witnesses.
(b) He did not have any friends.
(c) He did not like to play with others.
(d) He was not used to the time difference in Eden Park and was outside playing while everyone else was sleeping.

2. Why did Patricia warn the author not to tell Abel about the incident under the mulberry tree?
(a) She knew that Abel would laugh at the author.
(b) She did not want Abel to know that she had raised a son who could not protect himself.
(c) Abel had just had a long day and could not handle the emotional stress of learning what happened.
(d) She knew that Abel would react with violence.

3. How did the author feel when he saw what Abel did to the ringleader from the incident under the mulberry tree?
(a) He did not care at all.
(b) He was horrified at Abel's ferocity.
(c) He was glad the boy could not hurt anyone else.
(d) He was scared because he knew Abel would beat him up next.

4. How did Abel respond when the author told him what happened under the mulberry tree?
(a) He bought the author a new toy to cheer him up.
(b) He told the author to go defend himself.
(c) He laughed at the author.
(d) He hunted down the boys who beat the author and he beat up their ring leader.

5. Where did Abel go after he was forced to move out of the home of the white family he lived with?
(a) He left to make it big in America.
(b) He was forced to live on the streets.
(c) He moved in with Patricia and the author.
(d) He bought an identical house across the street.