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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Second Part, Sections 8 through 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who makes a spectacular play that sends the black team to the bench?
(a) Jerome.
(b) Maurice.
(c) Joey.
(d) Bix.

2. What is the narrator's name?
(a) Bix.
(b) Jeb.
(c) Jerome.
(d) Maurice.

3. What is one thing about Bix Rivers to which Jerome refers?
(a) His talent for singing.
(b) His disappearance.
(c) His talent for seeing the truth.
(d) His rebellion against authority.

4. Upon what does Jerome's mother not pay attention to concerning other people?
(a) Their achievements.
(b) Their social status.
(c) Their clothing.
(d) Who they're not and what they don't do.

5. What does Jerome's mother ask him one day?
(a) If he wants to be something when he grows up.
(b) Why he is talking to himself.
(c) If he is sad.
(d) If he is angry at the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Jerome sneaks into Bix's room?

2. Where is it possible to play basketball both summer and winter?

3. Who sponsors the white team that traditionally visits a black team at the beginning of the season?

4. Which team is doing best in the black/white game initially?

5. What animal does Jerome mention while writing about playing basketball?

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