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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Jimmy's mother?
(a) Europe.
(b) Dead.
(c) Prison.
(d) She is gone.

2. Who is the protagonist?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Crab.
(c) Cookie.
(d) Mama Jean.

3. 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.
(a) He is constantly in danger and is overwhelmed by it.
(b) He is thrust into a role he has never played.
(c) He is no longer free.
(d) He has to use all his resources just to keep himself safe.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jimmy watch for out the window?

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

3. What does Crab have in Chicago?

4. What does Cookie tell Jimmy?

5. Why does Jimmy have a hard time getting to school?

(see the answer key)

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