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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 30-55.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mama Jean say when she comes in?
(a) She is glad to see Crab.
(b) She is afraid of the man with Jimmy.
(c) She is upset, and runs out.
(d) She is apologetic that Jimmy hasn't been going to school.

2. Who died in the events for which Crab was arrested?
(a) A guard.
(b) A woman.
(c) A fellow thief.
(d) A child.

3. Where do Crab and Jimmy go when Crab comes back?
(a) To a scenic overlook.
(b) To a friend's house.
(c) To a lake.
(d) To a filling station.

4. What is Jimmy doing when the novel begins?
(a) Going to sleep.
(b) Doing homework.
(c) Eating dinner.
(d) Getting out of bed.

5. What does the man ask Jimmy?
(a) Whether he wants to go to school.
(b) Whether he wants to keep living with Mama Jean.
(c) Whether he wants to run away.
(d) Whether he is satisfied that he is Jimmy's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say Jimmy's father never asked him?

2. What changes Mama Jean's mood?

3. What does Crab do for Mama Jean?

4. How does Jimmy find out who the man is?

5. What is Jimmy's status in Crab's eyes?

(see the answer key)

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