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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. How old does Jojo remember he was when he got hit with a basketball by his cousin Rhett during a game at the park?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

2. What does Michaela do when she goes into Mam's bedroom with Leonie in Chapter 14?
(a) Sits in the corner and sings.
(b) Whispers.
(c) Cries.
(d) Sits in the corner and rocks.

3. Where is Leonie after her mother dies and Michael returns?
(a) Living room.
(b) Porch.
(c) Yard.
(d) Her bedroom.

4. What type of gum does Jojo remember Leonie used to chew when she taught him to sing nursery songs?
(a) Cinnamon.
(b) Peppermint.
(c) Spearmint.
(d) Bubble gum.

5. When Leonie told her mother she was pregnant, how long had her mother known that Leonie was expecting?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) A week.
(d) 4 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Jojo have to sit on a hard orange plastic chair in the school office after peeing himself until Mam came to get him?

2. How old was Jojo when Michael asked him what he knew about his uncle Given?

3. What does Mam say she thinks she heard when she first heard Richie?

4. How old was Jojo when he had an accident and peed himself at school?

5. In Chapter 12, what does Richie notice Pop makes Jojo and Kayla for breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leonie do after Misty and Al leave to go to the store to get medicine?

2. Why does the police officer pull Leonie and the others over, and who does he handcuff?

3. How did Richie die?

4. What does Jojo remember about peeing himself at school?

5. What does Mam tell Jojo about his mother in Chapter 11?

6. After Leonie got together with Michael, why did her mother tell her the relationship was not healthy?

7. Why is Pop taking apart a pen in Chapter 13?

8. What work did Michael do at Parchman, and how did he feel about the work?

9. As they drive, why is Leonie enjoying time with Michael while the kids are quiet?

10. What does Mam tell Jojo about dying?

(see the answer keys)

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