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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 56-94.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Jimmy's father go away?
(a) When Jimmy was twelve.
(b) When Jimmy was five.
(c) When Jimmy was two.
(d) When Jimmy was born.

2. What is Jimmy doing when the novel begins?
(a) Doing homework.
(b) Going to sleep.
(c) Eating dinner.
(d) Getting out of bed.

3. Crab and Jimmy leave when Mavis goes where?
(a) To sleep.
(b) To work.
(c) To visit her mother.
(d) To go shopping?

4. How trustworthy is Crab in Jimmy's eyes?
(a) This has yet to be determined.
(b) Jimmy is preparing tests to determine how trustworthy Crab is, but he has not come to a conclusion yet.
(c) Jimmy does not trust Crab at all.
(d) Jimmy believes that if Crab is his father, then nothing he did could be wrong.

5. Why did this person shift the blame to Crab?
(a) To avoid it himself.
(b) Because he had made so much money, he could afford to quit crime for good now.
(c) Because he knew that he could get away with it.
(d) Because he had prior convictions, and would be sentenced to life this time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jimmy feel about the place where he'll spend the night?

2. What does Jimmy suspect Crab was really doing when Jimmy woke up on the road?

3. What are Jimmy's feelings about his father?

4. Why is Jimmy's class dismissed early?

5. Who does Jimmy think about while he is alone?

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