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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mama Jean say when she comes in?
(a) She is glad to see Crab.
(b) She is apologetic that Jimmy hasn't been going to school.
(c) She is upset, and runs out.
(d) She is afraid of the man with Jimmy.

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

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

5. How long has this gap between intention and action been going on, as the novel begins?
(a) Years.
(b) A few days.
(c) A month or two.
(d) A few weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jimmy's domestic situation?

2. What does Crab have in Chicago?

3. Where is the novel set?

4. Why is Jimmy's class dismissed early?

5. Where is Jimmy sent when he arrives at school?

(see the answer key)

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