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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 2, where do Jimmie and his father meet Maggie?
(a) On the street.
(b) At home.
(c) At the store.
(d) In the neighbor's apartment.

2. What does Jimmie's father do to the two fighting boys?
(a) Screams at them.
(b) Pours beer on them.
(c) Punches them.
(d) Kicks them.

3. What does Maggie do after dinner that makes her mother angry?
(a) Spills water.
(b) Breaks a chair.
(c) Breaks a plate.
(d) Teases Jimmie.

4. When Jimmie re-enters the apartment after the fight in Chapter 3, where are Mudder and Fader?
(a) Fader is on the floor and Mudder is on a chair.
(b) Mudder and Fader are both on the floor.
(c) Mudder is on the floor and Fader is on a chair.
(d) Mudder is on a chair and Fader is gone.

5. Which of the following expressions is used in Chapter 3 to describe the old woman?
(a) Small and bent.
(b) Large and boisterous.
(c) Slender and wiry.
(d) Gnarled and leathery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which group of boys is winning the street fight before it is broken up?

2. What color does the book say Mudder's face turns when she is angry?

3. What is Jimmie standing on as he curses his opponents in the street fight?

4. While Jimmie listens outside the apartment door, what does Mudder threaten to do to Fader?

5. In Chapter 2, what accusation starts the altercation between Fader and Mudder?

(see the answer key)

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