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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Maggie sees that Jimmie has been fighting, what does she warn him that Mudder will do?
(a) Cry.
(b) Pound him.
(c) Call the police.
(d) Kick him out of the house.

3. What is Jimmie standing on as he curses his opponents in the street fight?
(a) A pile of scrap lumber.
(b) A heap of gravel.
(c) An old apple crate.
(d) An overturned bucket.

4. In Chapter 2, what accusation starts the altercation between Fader and Mudder?
(a) She accuses him of drinking.
(b) He accuses her of drinking.
(c) He accuses her of not keeping the house clean.
(d) She accuses him of infidelity.

5. When does Chapter 4 say that Jimmie first began to be arrested?
(a) When he was a little boy.
(b) When he reached adulthood.
(c) When he was a young man.
(d) When he was a teenager.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which boy ends up a bloody mess at the conclusion of the street fight?

2. Who says "Hully gee" several times in Chapter 5?

3. Where does Chapter 4 say Jimmie stands to watch the world go by?

4. What vehicle does Jimmie fear, respect, and love with "a distant dog-like devotion"?

5. Where is Maggie while Pete and Jimmie exchange tales of valor in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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