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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Crab have to leave as soon as possible?
(a) He is running from the law.
(b) Some criminals.
(c) His money is running out.
(d) His parole.

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

3. When did Jimmy's father go away?
(a) When Jimmy was twelve.
(b) When Jimmy was two.
(c) When Jimmy was five.
(d) When Jimmy was born.

4. What is Jimmy's class preparing for?
(a) Graduation.
(b) Field day.
(c) A theatre performance.
(d) Achievement tests.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jimmy doing when the novel begins?

2. What does Mama Jean say when she comes in?

3. Why is Jimmy's class dismissed early?

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

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.

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