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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. During the first stop at a gas station on the way home from Parchman, what does Michael ask Jojo to buy?
(a) Charcoal and milk.
(b) Ginger ale and bananas.
(c) Baking soda and licorice.
(d) Pepto bismol.

2. What does Jojo buy at the gas station for Kayla when Michael gives him money to buy things for Leonie?
(a) Bubble gum.
(b) Tootsie roll.
(c) Sucker.
(d) Peppermints.

3. How much older does Leonie believe that Pop is than big Joseph?
(a) 12 years.
(b) About 15 years.
(c) 22 years.
(d) At least 20 years.

4. What day of the week did a gunman at Parchman rape a woman and then run?
(a) Friday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

5. In Chapter 15 when Jojo comes home from school, what is Pop shelling?
(a) Walnuts.
(b) Hazelnuts.
(c) Pecans.
(d) Hickory nuts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Jojo get up and walk into the yard to see Richie in the tree in Chapter 13?

2. Where does Jojo sleep after Mam dies?

3. How much money does Michael give Jojo to buy things from the gas station on their way home from Parchman?

4. What was the name of the prisoner who made Richie escape with him?

5. What constellation does Pop say that Jojo forgets to name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 14, what does Leonie see and hear Michael do when she wakes?

4. What dream does Leonie have on the last hour drive home from Parchman?

5. Why does Jojo make himself a sandwich the first morning he and the others return from Parchman?

6. How did Richie die?

7. Why does Michael spank Kayla during breakfast the first morning after they return from Parchman?

8. What do Leonie and Michael do when they see a police car flashing its lights behind them on the drive from Parchman?

9. What is the tree like where Jojo finds Richie after Mam's death?

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

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