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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. Where are Crab and Jimmy when Jimmy wakes up in the morning?
(a) Memphis.
(b) At a truck stop.
(c) Crossing the Mississippi.
(d) Chicago.

2. Where does Jimmy go after learning this?
(a) To a hospital.
(b) To Mavis'.
(c) To a club.
(d) To a friend of Crab's house.

3. What does he wonder about to this person?
(a) Whether he should trust him.
(b) Whether he is in danger.
(c) Whether he let her down by leaving.
(d) When he will enroll him in school again.

4. Does Jimmy keep the fact that he made a phone call secret?
(a) No--he tells Crab because he does not want to have a secret.
(b) Yes--it will be easier to get away from Crab if Crab doesn't know that people are helping him.
(c) No--he is afraid that Crab will hurt him if he finds out later.
(d) Yes--he does not want to anger Crab.

5. What does Jimmy feel about the place where he'll spend the night?
(a) Disgust.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Danger.
(d) Comfort.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Crab and Jimmy arrive?

2. How does the narrator characterize the area where Jimmy wakes up?

3. What does Jimmy think about instead of his father?

4. What does Crab tell Jimmy he arranged for the night?

5. Who are Crab and Jimmy waiting for in the morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Crab and Jimmy stop in Chicago?

2. What response does Rydell make?

3. Where do Crab and Jimmy stay in Chicago?

4. What does Crab do when Jimmy gets back with the aspirin he asked him to get?

5. What do Crab and Jimmy do in the morning?

6. What does Crab tell Jimmy about his own father?

7. Where do Crab and Jimmy go after the diner?

8. What makes Crab nervous about leaving the diner?

9. What happens to Crab and Jimmy on their way out of Chicago?

10. What does the conjure man tell Crab?

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