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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alfred remember on his way home that he wishes he could warn his best friend about in Chapter 1?
(a) The silent alarm.
(b) The shotgun under the counter.
(c) The bulletproof windows.
(d) The security cameras.

2. Who intercepts Alfred as he heads home in Chapter 1 after the robbery happened?
(a) Major and Hollis.
(b) Major and Sonny.
(c) Sonny and Hollis.
(d) Bud and Major.

3. Alfred spends the afternoon with what uncle who advises him to start thinking about his future in Chapter 4?
(a) Denny.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Boone.
(d) Griffin.

4. In Chapter 4, Alfred, his cousins and his aunt take the subway and a bus where to visit relatives?
(a) Jamaica, Queens.
(b) Hoboken, New Jersey.
(c) Bangor, Maine.
(d) Newark, New Jersey.

5. What caused the limp that Henry has in the novel?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) AIDS.
(c) Polio.
(d) Syphillis.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what kind of store does Alfred work?

2. In Chapter 4, there is a speaker on the street corner telling the black people to do what?

3. Where does Alfred end up going for the first time in Chapter 2?

4. Where is Alfred supposed to be going in the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. What is the name of Alfred's cousin who attends college?

(see the answer key)

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