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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 did Claude's father grow up?
(a) Pullman.
(b) South Shore.
(c) Garfield Ridge.
(d) South Lawndale.

2. How many civilians, including Claude and Janice, get stuck between the Redbelters and the police in "Riot"?
(a) About 20.
(b) Around 11.
(c) 28.
(d) 17.

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

4. In "Janice and the Redbelters," what football team does Janice invite Claude over to watch?
(a) Lions.
(b) Bears.
(c) Browns.
(d) Bengals.

5. What type of dog is one of Janice's dogs in "Janice and the Redbelters"?
(a) Black lab.
(b) Golden retriever.
(c) Yellow lab.
(d) German shepherd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bubbly's real name?

2. in "Jonah and the Dunk," what type of shoes does Paul buy Claude?

3. Where does Annette sleep when she and Janice move in with Grandma?

4. In "Bubbly and Nugget," what do the other boys do in the bathrooms at Claude's new school?

5. How old was Claude when he saw a patrolman pistol whip a boy in handcuffs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why and how does Annette leave Chicago?

2. How did Paul and Grandma meet?

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

4. In "Janice and the Redbelters," what does Paul look like in a photo he shows Claude?

5. What are the sleeping arrangements when Annette and Janice move in with Claude's family?

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

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

8. Who is Chester Dexter?

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

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

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