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

3. What do Jimmy and Crab eat when they stop?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) Dinner.
(c) A snack.
(d) Lunch.

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

5. Where is Jimmy's mother?
(a) Prison.
(b) Europe.
(c) Dead.
(d) She is gone.

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

7. How does Crab's arrival change things for Jimmy? He is thrust into a role he has never played. He is no longer free. He has to use all his resources just to keep himself safe. He is constantly in danger and is overwhelmed by it.
(a) He is thrust into a role he has never played.
(b) He has to use all his resources just to keep himself safe.
(c) He is no longer free.
(d) He is constantly in danger and is overwhelmed by it.

8. Who does Crab say fingered him for the crime?
(a) O'Brien.
(b) Rydell.
(c) Terlihy.
(d) Kiplinger.

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

10. Where is Jimmy sent when he arrives there?
(a) Home.
(b) To gym.
(c) Back to class.
(d) To detention.

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

12. How does the narrator describe Jimmy's state of mind when he goes with Crab?
(a) Willing.
(b) Resistant.
(c) Hostile.
(d) Indifferent.

13. What does Crab tell Jimmy about his time in jail?
(a) He was sick.
(b) He was always fighting.
(c) He read a lot of books.
(d) He learned to feel sorry for what he had done.

14. What is Jimmy's response to the move to Chicago?
(a) He does not fight it.
(b) He is terrified and does not want to go.
(c) He is hesitant and frightened, but does not feel he can stand up for himself.
(d) He is ready to go, without any regrets.

15. 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.