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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 through 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What punishment does Henry get from his father when he brings home the note from the principal?
(a) Beating with a razor strop
(b) Beating with a wooden spoon
(c) Whipping with a branch
(d) Whipping with a belt

2. What would Henry's father use to show him magic tricks?
(a) Toys
(b) Cigarettes
(c) Coins
(d) Poker chips

3. With whom does Henry spend most of his free time?
(a) Lila Jane
(b) Stanley
(c) Himself
(d) David

4. What did Henry's grandfather give to him?
(a) Gummy badge
(b) Rifle
(c) Wrist watch
(d) Uniform

5. How did Henry's mother catch his father with Edna?
(a) Hid in the trunk of the car
(b) Watched him sneak into her house when she was running errands
(c) Saw them through a window
(d) Saw them in his delivery truck

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Henry's family come to America?

2. What does Henry do when he hears his father beating his mother after the confrontation?

3. What did people always say that Henry was doing?

4. Why doesn't Henry play with the boys in the neighborhood?

5. What does Henry say gives him the courage to fight harder when the bigger boys try to take the football away from him and Red?

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