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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What act follows the dancing girl in the show that Maggie and Pete attend?
(a) Another dancer.
(b) A juggler.
(c) An opera singer.
(d) A ventriloquist.

3. What word best describes Jimmie's attitude as he leaves the apartment to find Pete?
(a) Disgust.
(b) Irritation.
(c) Fear.
(d) Fury.

4. What does Maggie compare Pete to in Chapter 8?
(a) A summer day.
(b) The moon.
(c) A golden sun.
(d) A breath of fresh air.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maggie look at Pete as they listen to the singer in Chapter 12?

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

3. How does Pete treat Maggie as they watch the beginning of the show?

4. Because of her thoughts of Pete, what does Chapter 8 say that Maggie grows to dislike?

5. When they attend the show in Chapter 7, where do Pete and Maggie sit?

(see the answer key)

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