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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 do Mama Jean and Crab talk about?
(a) The past.
(b) Jimmy's future.
(c) Jimmy's truancy.
(d) Mama Jean's sacrifices for Jimmy.

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

3. What is Mama Jean's relation to Jimmy?
(a) Neighbor.
(b) Family friend.
(c) Mother.
(d) Sister.

4. Why does Crab say he was not involved in the crime?
(a) He was with one of the thieves' girlfriends.
(b) He had a toothache that day.
(c) He had told the thieves he had given up stealing.
(d) He was not in that town that day.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Crab have to leave as soon as possible?

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

3. What does Mama Jean give Jimmy before he leaves?

4. What impression do we get of Jimmy's personality?

5. Where is Jimmy's mother?

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