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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 to 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why was Ron flying in a private jet over the city?
(a) He was the private pilot of a wealthy family.
(b) He owned the jet and was on his way to a luncheon in his honor.
(c) He had many wealthy friends who made their private jets available to him.
(d) He was on his way to sell very valuable paintings to the owner of the jet.

3. What thoughts about the homeless did Ron have as he flew in a private jet over Fort Worth and looked down on the city?
(a) He was pleased that the city was moving the homeless so they would not bother him anymore.
(b) He was heartbroken for the future of the homeless.
(c) He was grateful that there were no homeless people begging on the streets of Fort Worth.
(d) He had sympathy because he used to be homeless.

4. How many boys were there in the group that nearly killed Denver?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

5. For what reasons did Ron decide that Granddaddy was "the Man"?
(a) He came from "old money."
(b) He was in debt at the company store and could not make a profit on his land.
(c) Because Uncle James told him so.
(d) He hired blacks and whites to work for him, but fed the whites at the farmhouse and the blacks at the grocery store.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Ron do for a living before becoming a successful and wealthy art dealer?

3. What city project did Ron view from his seat on the private Falcon jet?

4. Why did Li'l Buddy not play much as a child?

5. With what type of vehicle did Denver help the white woman stranded on the side of the road?

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