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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25 through 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Piri say he avoids in Comstock State Prison?
(a) Counting off the days
(b) The showers
(c) Fights
(d) White prisoners

2. Why can Piri's father not talk to his son the following day?
(a) He has to go to work
(b) He has to talk to mother
(c) He has to find a job
(d) He is in bad mood

3. What does Louie do when he hears his sentence?
(a) Faints
(b) Cries
(c) Shoots the judge
(d) Laughs

4. In what city does Piri go with two octoroons to have sex?
(a) Raleigh
(b) New Orleans
(c) Louisville
(d) Miami

5. Which member of Piri's family dies in this chapter?
(a) Jose
(b) James
(c) Paulie
(d) His mother

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What earns Piri applause on the baseball field?

3. What does Piri say he counts off instead of days?

4. What area of New York does Piri move to in this chapter?

5. What is Gerald's position at the bar?

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