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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Crab say he was afraid of before he was released?
(a) That he wouldn't see Jimmy again.
(b) That he would be remembered for his crimes, not his ideas.
(c) That he was going to be killed.
(d) That he would never be able to change.

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

3. What is Mama Jean's relation to Jimmy?
(a) Sister.
(b) Mother.
(c) Family friend.
(d) Neighbor.

4. Who died in the events for which Crab was arrested?
(a) A fellow thief.
(b) A child.
(c) A woman.
(d) A guard.

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

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

7. What is Jimmy's class preparing for?
(a) Graduation.
(b) A theatre performance.
(c) Achievement tests.
(d) Field day.

8. What was Crab arrested for?
(a) Dealing drugs.
(b) Mail fraud.
(c) Hitting someone with his car.
(d) Robbing an armored car and killing a man.

9. What does Crab have in Chicago?
(a) A job.
(b) A school for Jimmy.
(c) A business.
(d) A wife.

10. What does Crab tell Jimmy about the trip to Chicago?
(a) He will get there after going to see Arkansas.
(b) He never planned to make it.
(c) He could never have done that job anyway.
(d) He heard that his job there disappeared.

11. What does Mama Jean make before packing Jimmy's things?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Cookies.
(d) A cake.

12. Where is Jimmy's father?
(a) Europe.
(b) Australia.
(c) Dead.
(d) Prison.

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

14. What does Cookie tell Jimmy?
(a) That he is a school hero.
(b) That he is going to fail.
(c) That someone has been looking for him.
(d) That he is in trouble.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama Jean tell Jimmy?

2. Why is Jimmy's class dismissed early?

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

4. 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.

5. How trustworthy is Crab in Jimmy's eyes?

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