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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the story begins, what is Lutie looking at?
(a) A house for sale.
(b) An apartment for rent.
(c) Her reflection in a window.
(d) Children playing in the street.

2. How does Bub feel about the school lunches?
(a) He hates the school lunches.
(b) The school lunches are always gone by the time he's ready to eat.
(c) The school lunches are too expensive.
(d) He loves the school lunches.

3. Which choice best illustrates the setting of the book?
(a) New York City on a stormy night in November of 1944.
(b) New York City on a hot and humid day in June of 1944.
(c) New York City on a cold and windy day in November of 1944.
(d) Brooklyn on a cold and windy day in November of 1944.

4. How does Lutie feel once arriving home from singing for the orchestra at The Casino?
(a) Exhausted.
(b) Triumphant.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Angry.

5. What was Boots' life like before he met Junto?
(a) He was a homeless piano player who worked for food in places he despised.
(b) He was a member of the United States Army.
(c) He was a star athlete.
(d) He was a student at the local college.

Short Answer Questions

1. What worries Lutie about Boots' driving?

2. What is the reader able to gather from Jones' disjointed thoughts as he rages about his encounter with Lutie and Mrs. Hedges?

3. What does Jones see in the bedroom that stops him in his tracks?

4. How does Boots respond to Lutie's question about how he's able to get gas for his car?

5. What does Jones believe about the cross hanging over Min's bed?

(see the answer key)

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