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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 95-140.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Crab want Jimmy to inquire about when he sends him back inside?
(a) When Jimmy can call Mama Jean.
(b) When Frank's next fight is coming up.
(c) When Mavis will be back from work.
(d) When Jimmy can move in with her.

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

3. What does Mama Jean say when she comes in?
(a) She is glad to see Crab.
(b) She is upset, and runs out.
(c) She is apologetic that Jimmy hasn't been going to school.
(d) She is afraid of the man with Jimmy.

4. What happened in spite of Jimmy's intention?
(a) He got lost.
(b) He did not make it to school.
(c) He could not pass his tests.
(d) He always forced himself to go.

5. What does Crab want Jimmy to know about him?
(a) That he is not a killer.
(b) That he should never have made the decisions that led him into crime.
(c) That he had not protected himself against being framed.
(d) That he had done worse things that had not been punished.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Crab and Jimmy go from this place?

2. Where do Crab and Jimmy go when they arrive?

3. Who is the protagonist?

4. How long has Jimmy lived with Mama Jean?

5. Why does Frank threaten to beat Crab up?

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