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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 go when she leaves Janice behind in Chicago?
(a) Montana.
(b) California.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Utah.

2. In "Riot," for how many days do Claude and his family not leave the house?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 3 days.

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. In "Riot," what color is the four-story house that the Howards own?
(a) Green.
(b) Pink.
(c) Blue.
(d) Beige.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Coach's wife go when she left him with two babies?

2. In "Riot," when Janice and Annette take shelter at Grandma and Paul's place, how many bottles of wine does Paul open?

3. When does Paul have a cancer scare?

4. What did Claude's father once want to get a doctorate in?

5. What is Bubbly's real name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Claude want to leave in "Vacuum," and what does Janice tell him?

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

3. Where did Claude's father grow up?

4. What happens when Claude identifies George Bones as the person who beat him up?

5. Why and how does Annette leave Chicago?

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

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

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

9. What was Nugget's life like?

10. What happened after the fight that Claude's parents had in "Sixty-Third Street Beach"?

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