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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bub contemplate while his mother is gone to sing for the orchestra members at The Casino?
(a) How he can make some extra money without angering her.
(b) How he can relay to Jones his mother's demand that the man no longer enter the apartment.
(c) How he can express his fear of the dark to her.
(d) How he can get out of eating the school lunch.

2. Why does Min think Jones kicked her in her bottom?
(a) Jones doesn't like the way Min looks as compared to Lutie.
(b) Jones is an evil man.
(c) Jones thinks Min is stupid and can't get anything right.
(d) Jones is angry about his job.

3. Who calls for Boots as he is leaving The Casino?
(a) An unknown man.
(b) Junto.
(c) The bartender.
(d) Mrs. Hedges.

4. How does The Casino appear when empty?
(a) Dirty.
(b) Welcoming.
(c) Well-lit.
(d) Dreary.

5. What does Bub plan to do with the money he's earned from the mail scheme?
(a) Go see a movie.
(b) Buy Lutie a gift.
(c) Buy himself a new pair of shoes.
(d) Do some grocery shopping for the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the orchestra members react to Lutie when Boots introduces her?

2. How does Min feel about Mrs. Hedges?

3. How does Min's preacher dismiss her concerns?

4. Of what is Boots speaking when he says, "Wrapped up and tied up for as long as you want it"?

5. After witnessing a woman's pocketbook being stolen, what does Lutie think about the street?

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