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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 30-55.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Crab appear from?
(a) A house.
(b) Down the road.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) The bushes.

2. What does Mama Jean give Jimmy before he leaves?
(a) A phone number to call if he needs help.
(b) Fifty dollars.
(c) A book to write about his experiences.
(d) Stationery to write to her.

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

4. What does Mama Jean offer Jimmy?
(a) Contacts in Chicago.
(b) Secrets about Crab.
(c) Money.
(d) A place to come back to.

5. What is Jimmy's response to the move to Chicago?
(a) He is hesitant and frightened, but does not feel he can stand up for himself.
(b) He does not fight it.
(c) He is ready to go, without any regrets.
(d) He is terrified and does not want to go.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who fingered Crab for the crime?

2. Who is the man who talks to Jimmy?

3. What is Jimmy doing when the novel begins?

4. Why does Crab say he was not involved in the crime?

5. Where is Jimmy when he wakes up during the drive?

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