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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which group of boys is winning the street fight before it is broken up?
(a) The Rum Alley boys.
(b) The Devil's Row boys.
(c) The Black Door boys.
(d) The Evil's Row boys.

2. How old is the person who breaks up the street fight in Chapter 1?
(a) 47 years old.
(b) 10 years old.
(c) 16 years old.
(d) 32 years old.

3. After the altercation in the doorway, where does Jimmie go to get away from Fader?
(a) Into the street.
(b) Under the stairs.
(c) Into the old woman's apartment.
(d) To the saloon.

4. Based on the descriptions found in Chapter 2, which one of the following words best describes Mudder?
(a) Large.
(b) Wiry.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Slender.

5. Who tries to warn the boys that Jimmie's father is approaching?
(a) A small boy watching the fight.
(b) Pete.
(c) A woman looking out the window above.
(d) Roger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mudder do to Jimmie in Chapter 2 that makes him scream in pain?

2. On what street does the old woman customarily beg for her living?

3. What is Mudder doing when Jimmie, Maggie, and Fader arrive home?

4. As he argues with Fader in the doorway, with what does Jimmie get hit?

5. Who steals the pail from Jimmie as he carries it back to the old woman?

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