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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jimmie grabs Mudder to take her home, what is her response?
(a) She goes with Jimmie willingly.
(b) She begins to cry.
(c) She hits Jimmie.
(d) She screams.

2. What heroic figure is Pete likened to in Chapter 6?
(a) A prince.
(b) A swordsman.
(c) A king.
(d) A knight.

3. Who tries to warn the boys that Jimmie's father is approaching?
(a) A woman looking out the window above.
(b) A small boy watching the fight.
(c) Roger.
(d) Pete.

4. Who arrives at the apartment at the conclusion of the fight between Jimmie and Mudder?
(a) The old woman.
(b) The police.
(c) Pete.
(d) The neighbors.

5. Where does Jimmie walk on the way to the apartment after the street brawl of Chapter 1?
(a) Behind his father.
(b) On his father's right side.
(c) In front of his father.
(d) On his father's left side.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Maggie employed for her first job?

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

3. During the scuffle in the hallway, who opens the door to the apartment?

4. Who breaks up the street fight between the two groups of boys?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the neighbors react to the fight between Mudder and Fader?

2. How does Mudder's behavior on Friday foreshadow the coming path of Maggie's life?

3. What is the irony in the way Fader breaks up the fight between Jimmie and Blue Billie?

4. In their main altercation in Chapter 2, what is Mudders accusation against Fader? What accusation is Fader's response?

5. What is Maggie's reaction to the show? Give specific examples of her behavior.

6. Describe Jimmie's attitude toward the police.

7. Where does Pete take Maggie to amuse and impress her? Give at least two specific examples.

8. Why does Pete break up the fight between Jimmie and the Devil's Row boys, but encourages the fight between Jimmie and Blue Billie?

9. Describe the fear that begins to rise in Maggie's heart as she looks at the people around her.

10. Describe the old woman who lives near Jimmie and Maggie.

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