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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 56-94.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has this gap between intention and action been going on, as the novel begins?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) A month or two.
(c) A few days.
(d) Years.

2. What does Mama Jean offer Jimmy?
(a) Money.
(b) Secrets about Crab.
(c) Contacts in Chicago.
(d) A place to come back to.

3. Who does Jimmy think about while he is alone?
(a) Crab.
(b) Frank.
(c) Mama Jean.
(d) His mother.

4. Who is Frank?
(a) Crab's brother.
(b) Mavis' brother.
(c) Mavis' son.
(d) Crab's son.

5. How long has Jimmy lived with Mama Jean?
(a) Since he was a child.
(b) A couple of years.
(c) All his life.
(d) A year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mama Jean and Crab talk about?

2. What does Crab do when Cookie knocks on the door?

3. Where was Crab before he was released from prison?

4. What does Jimmy do instead of going to school?

5. What does Jimmy feel about the place where he'll spend the night?

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