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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What song do the students sing together in music class in Chapter 4?
(a) “Free to Be You and Me”.
(b) “God Bless America”.
(c) “This Land is your Land”.
(d) “The Star-Spangled Banner”.

2. Why doesn’t Jess run to his father to hug and kiss him like May Belle?
(a) He doesn’t like his father.
(b) He doesn’t like hugs.
(c) He’s too old to do that.
(d) His father told him not to.

3. What does Jess hide under his mattress?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Candy.
(c) Books.
(d) Drawing pens and paper.

4. Who does Jess’ mother tell him doesn’t get a break even though it is Christmas?
(a) Himself.
(b) Miss Bessie.
(c) His father.
(d) Herself.

5. What word(s) does Jess say to himself before he begins running in Chapter 1?
(a) Bang.
(b) On your mark.
(c) Bam.
(d) Go.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Jess’s elementary school?

2. How does Jess describe his house at the beginning of the book?

3. How old is Jess?

4. What will happen to Jess if he fights a girl and gets caught?

5. What is Jess’s teacher’s name?

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