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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jimmy watch for out the window?
(a) His father.
(b) Cookie.
(c) A policeman.
(d) Mama Jean.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man ask Jimmy?

2. What does Jimmy expect from Cookie's news?

3. What is Jimmy's class preparing for?

4. What is Jimmy doing when the novel begins?

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

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