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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kayla have to drink as they begin the trip to the jail?
(a) Kool-Aid.
(b) Capri Sun.
(c) Country Time.
(d) Hawaiian Punch.

2. How much money does Leonie give Jojo for gas and a Coke on the way to the jail?
(a) $25.
(b) $30.
(c) $20.
(d) $35.

3. What is the first thing that Kayla vomits?
(a) Saltines and Poweraid.
(b) Chips and egg salad sandwich.
(c) Cheetos and ham sandwich.
(d) Chips and Capri Sun.

4. The morning after Misty, Leonie, and the children stay with Al, what is for breakfast?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Cold cereal.
(c) Grits and eggs.
(d) Eggs and sausage.

5. In Chapter 1, how many times has Jojo seen his white grandpa?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jojo, Misty, Leonie, and Kayla get to Parchman, in what direction do the birds he sees fly off?

2. How many men died in the oil rig accident where Michael worked?

3. What year Nova were Given and Pop fixing up for him his senior year in high school?

4. When the family was out of gas for the weekend, how often did Jojo put lotion on Mam's hands?

5. What type of trees are in the front yard of Jojo's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Michael start selling drugs?

2. What does the boy do at the house where Leonie and Misty stop on the way to the jail?

3. What does Jojo see after Kayla throws up again in the parking lot at Parchman after Michael is released?

4. Where does Misty have Leonie stop on the trip to the jail and why?

5. Who helped Richie get away from the place where he woke?

6. What instructions does Pop give Jojo before he leaves with Leonie to pick up Michael?

7. What does Jojo discover in his sack of overnight things during his trip to the jail?

8. What does Jojo remember about a betta fish Leonie bought him?

9. How does Jojo describe Parchman?

10. What does Jojo remember Pop told him about his own pouch?

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