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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 Jimmy do instead of going to school?
(a) Goes to the movies.
(b) Writes stories.
(c) Wanders around the city.
(d) Play games with other truants.

2. What changes Mama Jean's mood?
(a) She learns that Jimmy has to be punished for being absent so much.
(b) She learns that Jimmy's father has been released from prison.
(c) She learns that Jimmy's father is going to send her some money for Jimmy.
(d) She learns that Crab wants to take Jimmy to Chicago.

3. Where is the novel set?
(a) New York.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) San Francisco.

4. What does Cookie give Jimmy?
(a) Food.
(b) An umbrella.
(c) Books.
(d) A drink.

5. Why does Jimmy have a hard time getting to school?
(a) He feels lost there.
(b) The school is hard to find.
(c) The kinds beat him up.
(d) He does not speak good English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cookie tell Jimmy?

2. What has Jimmy's intention been for the past few days?

3. What does Crab want Jimmy to know about him?

4. Where does Crab appear from?

5. What does Jimmy suspect Crab was really doing when Jimmy woke up on the road?

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