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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author contemplate doing after the fruit stand failed in Chapter 9?
(a) Moving back to New York.
(b) Jumping off a fire escape.
(c) Moving back to Ft. Lauderdale.
(d) Running away.

2. Who accompanies the author at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Jean.
(b) Jean and his mom, Dagmar.
(c) Tobey.
(d) Alison and Tobey.

3. When did the peak of the pianist and Jean's relationship occur?
(a) 4th of July.
(b) Easter.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Chirstmas day.

4. Where was the Southbury Training School?
(a) Maryland.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Maine.
(d) Alaska.

5. What was the prize for the competition the author and Tobey competed in?
(a) A silver pistol.
(b) Free tickets to other rides at the carnival.
(c) A stuffed animal.
(d) Cotton candy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the author's apartment in Chapter 5?

2. Where did the author choose to sleep due to his fears about Southbury Training School, in Chapter 4?

3. What other memory does the author also narrate at the beginning of Chapter 2?

4. What did the person who told the author he lost force him to do in Chapter 6?

5. Where was the experimental boarding school the author describes in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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