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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 is Jimmy sent when he arrives at school?
(a) Detention.
(b) Gym.
(c) English.
(d) Biology.

2. Why does Crab have to leave as soon as possible?
(a) His money is running out.
(b) He is running from the law.
(c) Some criminals.
(d) His parole.

3. How does Jimmy find out who the man is?
(a) He sees his driver's license.
(b) He is told by the principal.
(c) He interrogates him.
(d) He compares his face to some pictures Mama Jean has.

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

5. Where do Crab and Jimmy go when Crab comes back?
(a) To a scenic overlook.
(b) To a lake.
(c) To a friend's house.
(d) To a filling station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jimmy's status in Crab's eyes?

2. What is Mama Jean's relation to Jimmy?

3. What does Jimmy do instead of going to school?

4. What is Jimmy doing when the novel begins?

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

(see the answer key)

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