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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Jessie wonder if slavery has been overturned in Chapter 8?
(a) Hearing someone mention a black person.
(b) Realizing 1996 is different from 1840.
(c) Seeing a black girl go to school with white girls.
(d) Seeing a black man working at Clifton.

2. What does the old woman on the bus tell Jessie that is helpful?
(a) How to find the police station.
(b) How to look up phone numbers.
(c) How to navigate a bus system.
(d) How to use an ATM.

3. What does Jessie do when the bread truck driver opens the doors in Chapter 12?
(a) She tells him where to go.
(b) She starts to cry.
(c) She asks him to help her out.
(d) She jumps out.

4. In Chapter 14, why does the fat man yell at Jessie?
(a) Because she is trespassing.
(b) Because she is blocking his path.
(c) Because she is drinking unsafe water.
(d) Because she is walking in the middle of a street.

5. What happens at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) The mystery man grabs Jessie.
(b) Jessie sits down on a bench.
(c) Jessie finds a bike.
(d) Someone tells Jessie to hop in a car.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, why does the driver stop the bread truck?

2. What does Jessie discover about the common areas of Clifton in Chapter 8?

3. While riding the bus in Chapter 20, who does Jessie decide she must contact first?

4. In Chapter 6, what rumor does Jessie overhear about Clifton?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 21, who is Jessie waiting for?

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