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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Crab say he was not involved in the crime?
(a) He was with one of the thieves' girlfriends.
(b) He was not in that town that day.
(c) He had told the thieves he had given up stealing.
(d) He had a toothache that day.

2. What does Jimmy suspect Crab was really doing when Jimmy woke up on the road?
(a) Meeting up with an old girlfriend.
(b) Planning another heist.
(c) Preparing to ditch him on the road.
(d) Robbing a filling station.

3. What does Crab tell Jimmy about his time in jail?
(a) He was always fighting.
(b) He read a lot of books.
(c) He learned to feel sorry for what he had done.
(d) He was sick.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Crab park the car when they stop?

2. What does Mama Jean tell Jimmy?

3. Where do Crab and Jimmy go when Crab comes back?

4. What is Jimmy's response to the move to Chicago?

5. What do Mama Jean and Crab talk about?

(see the answer key)

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