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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Boots behave on the ride home after Lutie has sung for the orchestra members at The Casino?
(a) Amused.
(b) Irritated.
(c) Interested.
(d) Distracted.

2. What can the reader conclude is the profession of a pushcart man?
(a) A pushcart man helps people move items from one place to another.
(b) A pushcart man tells people where they can find housing.
(c) A pushcart man sells junk.
(d) A pushcart man sells hot food.

3. How do the orchestra members react to Lutie when Boots introduces her?
(a) As if she were the most beautiful woman they'd ever seen.
(b) As if she were just another girl Boots had picked up.
(c) As if they were eager to get to know her.
(d) As if she were interrupting something.

4. What does Boots tell Lutie when she asks him how he avoided the draft?
(a) He says that something is wrong with his ear.
(b) He says that he has asthma.
(c) He says that he was too young at the time of the draft.
(d) He says that something is wrong with his heart.

5. How does Lutie feel about Bub shining shoes?
(a) She thinks it's inappropriate for a young boy to have a job while in school.
(b) She believes if he shines shoes at this age, he'll be performing other low paying menial jobs when he's a grown man.
(c) She thinks the job reflects Bub's low self esteem.
(d) She thinks it's a healthy way to teach him some responsibility.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jones angry with Min after his encounter with Lutie and Mrs. Hedges?

2. What do Mrs. Chandler's mother and her white friends seem to believe about black women?

3. How does Min explain the vial of scarlet liquid to Jones?

4. How did Mrs. Hedges meet Junto?

5. According to Min, how does last winter's sky compare to this winter's sky?

(see the answer key)

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