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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Chapters 1 - 11).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the police come to tell Ike in Chapter One?
(a) His wife is dead.
(b) His car has been damaged.
(c) His business is on fire.
(d) His son is dead.

2. Who is Ike's son?
(a) Henry.
(b) Isaiah.
(c) John.
(d) James.

3. Who tells Ike that his son has died?
(a) Detective LaPlata.
(b) Detective Henries.
(c) Detective Westley.
(d) Detective Smith.

4. What did Ike do during one of his last fights with his son in Chapter Four?
(a) Threw a glass against the wall.
(b) Vomited.
(c) Set the car on fire.
(d) Got a tire iron and threatened Isaiah with it.

5. Why does the cemetery director call Ike in Chapter Seven?
(a) He owes the director money.
(b) Someone has dug up his son's body.
(c) His son's gravestone has been defaced.
(d) Someone has complained about Ike's son being buried in the cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was Ike released from prison?

2. What was one of Ike's last fights with his son about?

3. What health problem has Buddy Lee recently developed in Chapter Five?

4. In Chapter Four, what did Ike once try to teach his son that his son hated?

5. What does Derek's father ask of Ike in Chapter Two?

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