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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When had Jeremiah's mother who was a published writer, stop writing?
(a) When she had earned enough to live off of the books she had written.
(b) When his father left.
(c) When she returned to teaching and lecturing full time.
(d) When she was pregnant with Jeremiah.

2. How does Carlton feel about what Miah is going through, regarding his parents?
(a) Angry.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Worried.
(d) Sad.

3. Jeremiah describes how he and other boys would give each other a hard time about what, particularly his friend Carlton?
(a) Their skin color.
(b) Their intelligence.
(c) Their skills on the basketball court.
(d) Their parents.

4. On what does Marion blame Ellie's desire to be on her own?
(a) Ellie's shyness.
(b) Marion blames herself.
(c) Ellie's father is a bit of a recluse.
(d) The fact she had been born much later after her siblings and got used to being on her own.

5. What is Mr. Hazelton's response when Jeremiah replies that the amendment is the right to silence?
(a) The two of them should both be silent.
(b) The two of them should review the Fifth Amendment.
(c) The two of them should memorize the rest of the amendments.
(d) The two of them should plead the Fifth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what group of people does Carlton feel he does not belong?

2. For what does Jeremiah cry at the end of Chapter 10?

3. When does Jeremiah run into Carlton in Chapter 8?

4. How does Ellie feel about not seeing Jeremiah again?

5. Ellie remembers a time she and Anne had been in Central Park. What was Anne's reaction to a Black runner coming at them?

(see the answer key)

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