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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the man who talks to Jimmy?
(a) His uncle.
(b) The Guidance Counselor.
(c) The Principal.
(d) His father.

2. What does Crab have in Chicago?
(a) A business.
(b) A wife.
(c) A school for Jimmy.
(d) A job.

3. What does Cookie tell Jimmy?
(a) That someone has been looking for him.
(b) That he is in trouble.
(c) That he is a school hero.
(d) That he is going to fail.

4. What does Crab say he was afraid of before he was released?
(a) That he was going to be killed.
(b) That he would never be able to change.
(c) That he wouldn't see Jimmy again.
(d) That he would be remembered for his crimes, not his ideas.

5. Where is Jimmy's father?
(a) Dead.
(b) Australia.
(c) Prison.
(d) Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Crab say he was not involved in the crime?

2. Who is Cookie?

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

4. What makes Crab uneasy when they stop?

5. How does Crab's arrival change things for Jimmy? He is thrust into a role he has never played. He is no longer free. He has to use all his resources just to keep himself safe. He is constantly in danger and is overwhelmed by it.

(see the answer key)

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