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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 119-165.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Chester Dexter injured his sophomore year at Ohio State?
(a) Leg broken in 5 places.
(b) Kneecap fracture.
(c) Pelvic fracture.
(d) Hip fracture.

2. Where does Paul have a bruise when he comes home in "Leaving and Asking"?
(a) Forearm.
(b) Face.
(c) Shoulder.
(d) Chest.

3. What is the name of the principal in "Bubbly and Nugget"?
(a) John Philipps.
(b) Andrew David Wright III.
(c) Gene Longley IV.
(d) William Vincent.

4. What did Claude's father fight a man for calling him in "Euclid Avenue"?
(a) Thurgood Marshall.
(b) Frederick Douglass.
(c) Jesse Owens.
(d) Booker T. Washington.

5. In "Euclid Avenue," what flowers does Claude remember that his grandmother use to plop him down and sit by him?
(a) Hawaiian violets.
(b) Peonies.
(c) Tulips.
(d) Daisies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Prairie Executioner," what is the subject of Claude's second draft that Whitney tears up?

2. When Martin Luther King Jr. was shot, how long did Paul hide under a car?

3. In "Janice and the Redbelters," what is the boy's last name who is killed by the cops?

4. What luggage does Claude take on the bus when he leaves for college?

5. When Claude is in the hospital in "Jonah and the Dunk," how many people are shot?

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