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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29 to 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Denver's father?
(a) BB.
(b) Ron.
(c) James.
(d) PawPaw.

2. Of what social class was Ron a member while growing up?
(a) Blue-collar middle class.
(b) Upper-middle class.
(c) Lower-middle class.
(d) Upper class.

3. What punishment did Ron's teacher inflict on him for his honest mistake in second grade?
(a) She took away his desk and made him sit on the floor for the entire year.
(b) She pulled down his pants and spanked him in front of his classmates.
(c) She forced him to read a letter of apology in front of the entire class.
(d) She made him press his nose against the wall.

4. From what material did Big Mama sew her large dresses?
(a) Feed bags.
(b) Any material donated to the mission.
(c) Her husband's worn shirts.
(d) Flower sacks.

5. What is the "hobo code of honor" that Denver discovered in Chapter 15?
(a) An agreement to share what they have with each other.
(b) An agreement to back each other up in a fight.
(c) An agreement to not turn each other in to the police for any reason.
(d) An agreement to take turns keeping watch in the park at night while others sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the mean teacher who punished Ron for his honest mistake?

2. What type of hardwood trees surrounded the Red River Parish plantation of Denver's youth?

3. What made Denver leave the plantation?

4. During his time working as a sharecropper picking cotton, what did Denver receive instead of a paycheck?

5. What did Denver do when he spotted the white boys who he knew would cause trouble if they saw him helping a white woman?

(see the answer key)

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