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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Piri go with his mother for help?
(a) Puerto Rico
(b) Welfare Office
(c) The Social Services
(d) Home Relief Office

2. What is the name of the gang Piri gets involved in?
(a) Long Island Boys
(b) Piccolo
(c) TNT
(d) Miles and Gil

3. Who does Piri say his father used to work for?
(a) YMCA
(b) JPA
(c) GDA
(d) WPA

4. Where does Piri shine shoes?
(a) Lexington Avenue
(b) Amsterdam Avenue
(c) Lincoln Avenue
(d) Broadway

5. What does Piri add to the shoes to give them a good finish?
(a) Spit
(b) Candle wax
(c) Lanolin cream
(d) Ubik spray

Short Answer Questions

1. Who answers the door to Piri?

2. What item of Piri's clothing does the teacher grab?

3. What is Piri's real name?

4. Which member of Piri's family dies in this chapter?

5. Where does Piri ask Miss Shepherd if he can go?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marcia claim she cannot dance with Piri?

2. Describe the way of life in Harlem.

3. How does Miss Washington help Piri in this section?

4. What problems does the family face in the opening section?

5. How does Piri's father react to Piri's temporary blindness?

6. Why do Piri and his gang decide to go with Alfredo?

7. How does Piri injure his hand?

8. Why does Piri decide to return home instead of running away?

9. Why does Piri think his father does not like him as much as his other children?

10. How does Piri ensure that he becomes part of the TNT gang?

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