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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 domestic situation?
(a) He is doted on, almost smothered.
(b) He is well cared for.
(c) He is abused.
(d) He is left to fend for himself.

2. Who is Cookie?
(a) Jimmy's aunt.
(b) Jimmy's father.
(c) Jimmy's teacher.
(d) Jimmy's neighbor.

3. Where does this person live?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Nebraska.

4. What does Crab do for Mama Jean?
(a) Fix the sink.
(b) Threaten her.
(c) Give her money.
(d) Bring food and drink.

5. Where does Crab park the car when they stop?
(a) Off to the side of the filling station.
(b) Right in front, with the engine idling.
(c) Slanting across a few parking places.
(d) Behind the building, out of sight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the novel set?

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

3. What does Crab want Jimmy to know about him?

4. Who does Jimmy watch for out the window?

5. Where is Crab when Jimmy wakes up?

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