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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sean's response when his mother says he looks like a member of the Black Panthers?
(a) He says that wasn't what he was trying to do.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He makes the Black Power sign.
(d) He says he plans to join as soon as he's old enough.

2. What happens when Frannie touches the surface of the tiny creek with her boot?
(a) The ripples spread out and fade away.
(b) Her shoe gets wet.
(c) She slips and almost falls in.
(d) The ice cracks.

3. What does the boy say is the reason he and his family left their home on the other side of the highway?
(a) That they couldn't afford to live there.
(b) That he hated the school.
(c) That he'd wanted to know how blacks lived.
(d) That it was difficult for his parents.

4. How long have Samantha and Frannie been friends?
(a) Since the first of the school year.
(b) Since first grade.
(c) Since kindergarten.
(d) Since Christmas.

5. What does Samantha's father do?
(a) He's a truck driver.
(b) He's a security guard.
(c) He works in a bank.
(d) He's a preacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maribel playing on the playground?

2. What are the first words Mama says to Frannie when Frannie goes into her bedroom?

3. What is Frannie's reaction when the new boy says she and Sean look alike?

4. Why is the class cheering that morning?

5. What does Frannie's mother tell her to do as soon as she enters the house?

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