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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens when Jeremiah and Ellie's shoulders touch in history class?
(a) They begin to laugh.
(b) They move away from each other quickly.
(c) They apologize.
(d) They stay that way the rest of class.

3. Why is Ellie attending Percy?
(a) She was unhappy at her old school and is ready for a fresh start.
(b) Her public school is not rated well in a New York times article, and her parents can afford a private school.
(c) Her family moved too far away from her old school for her to attend it.
(d) She had been kicked out of her previous school for poor grades and truancy.

4. Ellie remembers a time she and Anne had been in Central Park. What was Anne's reaction to a Black runner coming at them?
(a) She called the police.
(b) She ran the other direction.
(c) She screamed.
(d) She started laughing.

5. Where had Jeremiah's parents met?
(a) On a film set.
(b) On a summer vacation.
(c) In a summer college course.
(d) At a coffee shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Ellie affected by Marion’s leaving?

2. What does Ellie think has happened to Jeremiah, since she has not seen him since that first encounter?

3. Why does Anne call Ellie?

4. Why do Jeremiah's parents wait to get married?

5. How long ago had Jeremiah's grandmother died?

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