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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Crab uneasy when they stop?
(a) Smoke from the engine.
(b) The tires are nearly flat.
(c) A policeman.
(d) He sees someone he had a fight with.

2. What does Mama Jean make before packing Jimmy's things?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Dinner.
(d) A cake.

3. What does Jimmy suspect Crab was really doing when Jimmy woke up on the road?
(a) Preparing to ditch him on the road.
(b) Planning another heist.
(c) Meeting up with an old girlfriend.
(d) Robbing a filling station.

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

5. What are Jimmy's feelings about his father?
(a) He is wary of his promises.
(b) He is still unsure how to feel.
(c) He is impressed by his bravado.
(d) He is resentful about his absence.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has this gap between intention and action been going on, as the novel begins?

2. Where was Crab before he was released from prison?

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

4. What does Crab have in Chicago?

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

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