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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 is Jimmy's intention as the novel begins?
(a) To see his father.
(b) To get good grades.
(c) To go to school.
(d) To skip school.

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

3. Where was Crab before he was released from prison?
(a) The hospital.
(b) A halfway house.
(c) Solitary confinement.
(d) Maximum security.

4. What does Crab admit openly?
(a) That he is dying.
(b) That he is always afraid of being caught.
(c) That he murdered men.
(d) That he is a thief.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Jimmy sent when he arrives there?

2. Why did this person shift the blame to Crab?

3. What does the narrator say Jimmy's father never asked him?

4. How trustworthy is Crab in Jimmy's eyes?

5. How long has Jimmy lived with Mama Jean?

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