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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter One, Spirit of the Stairway.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the person threatening Sexton tell Didi Sexton will be used as?
(a) A bargaining chip.
(b) A road map.
(c) A pawn in the game.
(d) A good cover.

2. What is the name of the girl with the broken leg?
(a) Dana.
(b) Prudence.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Joy.

3. How does Sexton feel when he first meets Didi?
(a) Upset.
(b) Leery.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Happy.

4. What is wrong with Billy?
(a) He is in a wheelchair.
(b) He is anemic.
(c) He is deaf.
(d) He has no hair.

5. Where does Hettie wait for the girls at the beginning of the book?
(a) A basement.
(b) A store.
(c) An alley.
(d) A park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person threatening Sexton say will be cut off first?

2. Why was Sexton threatened when he left Didi's place?

3. How does Sexton describe his life at the beginning of the book?

4. Why does Sexton's mother send him out?

5. How does Sexton feel when he is threatened?

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