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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 to 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Denver when he was nearly killed by a group of white boys?
(a) 52.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 21.

2. In Chapter 2: Ron, Ron recalls a humiliating experience as a child. What honest mistake did Ron make with his teacher?
(a) He accidently called her "Mama."
(b) He mistakenly delivered something to her that was meant for someone else.
(c) He tripped and bumped a cart of art supplies that dumped paint in his teacher's lap.
(d) He became nervous and forgot his lines in the school play.

3. What does "the Man" mean?
(a) A landowner who forces workers to harvest his crops and pays them with credit that they spend at his company store.
(b) Someone who rents the land he farms and struggles to make a profit.
(c) A wealthy man from "old money."
(d) A wealthy landowner who shares equally in the profits and losses with his sharecroppers.

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

5. How did Denver's father die?
(a) He committed suicide.
(b) He was stabbed to death.
(c) He died of alcohol poisoning.
(d) He was dragged to death behind a horse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the Falcon jet landed, what happened to Ron?

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?

4. In which part of Fort Worth was Ron raised?

5. What affliction affected Ron's father when Ron was a child?

(see the answer key)

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