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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Maggie's impression of Pete?
(a) He is wise and good.
(b) He would make an ideal beau.
(c) He is a loud-mouthed fool.
(d) He is looking for trouble.

2. What does Mudder do to Jimmie in Chapter 2 that makes him scream in pain?
(a) Harshly scrubs his wounded face.
(b) Pours hot cooking oil on him.
(c) Breaks a beer bottle over his head.
(d) Beats him with an old table leg.

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

4. Who does Jimmie storm at, denounce, and compare to pestering flies in Chapter 4?
(a) Firefighters.
(b) Police officers.
(c) Other truck drivers.
(d) Foot passengers.

5. After the brutal fight between Mudder and Fader in Chapter 3, how long do Jimmie and Maggie huddle in the corner of the apartment?
(a) For three hours.
(b) Until dawn.
(c) For five hours.
(d) Until breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Jimmie's youngest sibling?

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

3. Where is Maggie employed for her first job?

4. What does Maggie do after dinner that makes her mother angry?

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

(see the answer key)

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