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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20 through 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose picture does Piri look for in his father's belongings?
(a) His father's mother
(b) His mother
(c) Paulie
(d) His father's mistress

2. What does Piri's mother tell Piri before he leaves?
(a) To eat well
(b) To settle down
(c) To be a man
(d) To keep warm

3. What does Louie leave New York to do?
(a) Go straight
(b) Join the military
(c) Travel the world
(d) Play baseball

4. What job does Piri find in this section?
(a) Clerk
(b) Waiter
(c) Pump attendant
(d) Kitchen attendant

5. Who does Piri say he hates?
(a) Teachers
(b) White people
(c) Girls
(d) Black people

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Piri and his father stop fighting in the morning?

2. What of the following insults does the man throw at Piri on the train?

3. What does Waneko's mother wipe Piri's face with?

4. What area of the South do Piri and Brew travel to?

5. Why do Piri's parents want to move to Long Island?

(see the answer key)

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