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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vehicle does Jimmie fear, respect, and love with "a distant dog-like devotion"?
(a) Fine trucks.
(b) Fire engines.
(c) Police wagons.
(d) Bicycles.

2. What is Mudder's real name?
(a) Mary.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Nora.
(d) Elizabeth.

3. Who breaks up the street fight between the two groups of boys?
(a) Roger.
(b) Pete.
(c) Jimmie's father.
(d) Blue Billie.

4. As he drinks at the bar, to what does Fader liken his home?
(a) Hell.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Jail.
(d) The zoo.

5. What two things set Pete apart from the Rum Alley tenement crowd?
(a) His age and occupation.
(b) His clothing and manners.
(c) His education and experience.
(d) His height and weight.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the altercation in the doorway, where does Jimmie go to get away from Fader?

2. What is Pete's occupation?

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

4. Who is the new head of the Johnson family?

5. What does Jimmie's companion say he would ask for if he should ever meet God?

(see the answer key)

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