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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 a chair and Fader is gone.
(b) Mudder is on the floor and Fader is on a chair.
(c) Mudder and Fader are both on the floor.
(d) Fader is on the floor and Mudder is on a chair.

2. In the opening scene of Chapter 1, what are the boys throwing at each other?
(a) Sticks.
(b) Bottles.
(c) Stones.
(d) Balls.

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

4. What tragic event occurs at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) The apartment burns down.
(b) Mudder becomes ill.
(c) Fader dies.
(d) Tommie dies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following expressions is used in Chapter 3 to describe the old woman?

2. What body part of Jimmie's opponent does Jimmie's father injure?

3. Who occasionally drags Jimmie from his truck driver perch to beat him?

4. When does Chapter 4 say that Jimmie first began to be arrested?

5. Which boy does Jimmie fight with over his performance in the fight?

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