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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 Annette sleep when she and Janice move in with Grandma?
(a) Back porch.
(b) Living room.
(c) Attic.
(d) Basement.

2. How old was Claude when he saw a patrolman pistol whip a boy in handcuffs?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

3. In "Cookout," what does Grandma throw away on Monday?
(a) Claude's toys.
(b) Claude's mother's clothes.
(c) Claude's father's records.
(d) Photos of Claude's parents.

4. How old was the oldest Jackson boy when he died from cancer?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

5. What charges was Officer Baggs indicted on?
(a) Bribery.
(b) Forgery.
(c) Assault.
(d) Theft.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nugget eat when he and Claude are in the principal's office in "Bubbly and Nugget"?

2. In "Jonah and the Dunk," when does Jonah's brother collapse and have to be taken to the hospital?

3. When does Paul have a cancer scare?

4. Who does Janice live with?

5. In "Riot," how does a blinded and coughing woman break a cop's leg?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the circumstances behind a boy getting killed in "Janice and the Redbelters"?

2. Where is Claude's mother from?

3. In "Euclid Avenue," what does Claude remember about the man who fought with his dad?

4. Why does Claude say that Chill's Smokehouse was a front?

5. What does Grandma tell Claude when he keeps running away in "Sixty-Seventh Street"?

6. Why and how does Annette leave Chicago?

7. Who is Chester Dexter?

8. What problems is Claude having in "Cookout"?

9. How does Janice change in "Chester Dexter and Renaissance"?

10. What happens when four teenagers run down Sixty-Seventh Street and confront the cops in "Riot"?

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