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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jimmy do instead of going to school?
(a) Play games with other truants.
(b) Wanders around the city.
(c) Goes to the movies.
(d) Writes stories.

2. What does Mama Jean offer Jimmy?
(a) Money.
(b) Contacts in Chicago.
(c) A place to come back to.
(d) Secrets about Crab.

3. Who is the man who talks to Jimmy?
(a) The Principal.
(b) His father.
(c) The Guidance Counselor.
(d) His uncle.

4. Why does Jimmy have a hard time getting to school?
(a) The kinds beat him up.
(b) He feels lost there.
(c) He does not speak good English.
(d) The school is hard to find.

5. Who is the protagonist?
(a) Crab.
(b) Mama Jean.
(c) Cookie.
(d) Jimmy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Crab say he was not involved in the crime?

2. Where is Jimmy's father?

3. Who does Crab say fingered him for the crime?

4. Why does Crab have to leave as soon as possible?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Crab nervous when they stop?

2. What does Mama Jean tell Jimmy when he is leaving?

3. What is the destination of Crab's trip with Jimmy?

4. How did Crab come to see Jimmy?

5. What happens when Jimmy finally makes it to school?

6. Describe Jimmy's departure with Crab.

7. Who does Jimmy think is looking for him?

8. What does Jimmy do after Crab finds him?

9. How does Crab explain having been arrested in spite of being innocent?

10. Why was Crab in prison?

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