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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does this person live?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) Arkansas.

2. What was Crab arrested for?
(a) Hitting someone with his car.
(b) Dealing drugs.
(c) Mail fraud.
(d) Robbing an armored car and killing a man.

3. Why did this person shift the blame to Crab?
(a) Because he knew that he could get away with it.
(b) Because he had made so much money, he could afford to quit crime for good now.
(c) To avoid it himself.
(d) Because he had prior convictions, and would be sentenced to life this time.

4. Who does Crab say fingered him for the crime?
(a) O'Brien.
(b) Terlihy.
(c) Kiplinger.
(d) Rydell.

5. What is Jimmy's race?
(a) Black.
(b) Asian.
(c) Hispanic.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has this gap between intention and action been going on, as the novel begins?

2. What is Jimmy's class preparing for?

3. What is Jimmy's intention as the novel begins?

4. Why is Jimmy's class dismissed early?

5. What is Jimmy doing when the novel begins?

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