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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. With whom does Jerome speak after the ball game?
(a) The white coach.
(b) The driver of the drink truck.
(c) The driver of the grill truck.
(d) The police officer.

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

3. What is one reason it is appropriate for Jerome to write about Bix?
(a) Jerome loves drama.
(b) Jerome is a writer.
(c) Jerome is now a preacher.
(d) Jerome loves the truth.

4. Who is coaching the team that Jerome is watching the night he meets Bix?
(a) Jerome's brother.
(b) Bix's father.
(c) Mr. Steller.
(d) Jerome's father.

5. Which team is doing best in the black/white game initially?
(a) The white team.
(b) Both teams play equally well.
(c) The black team.
(d) It is not discussed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Bix when he runs away?

2. What is the narrator's name?

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

4. Who does the man with whom Jerome say he is?

5. Who goes with Jerome one day to play basketball?

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