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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. Where does Jerome spend most of his summers?
(a) In the black neighborhood park.
(b) At the secret basketball court.
(c) At the black swimming pool.
(d) In the library.

2. Who does the man with whom Jerome say he is?
(a) The owner of the Seven-Up plant.
(b) The baseball coach at the white high school.
(c) The main detective in the local precinct.
(d) The owner of the ball field.

3. What does the person do who shows up in the middle of the game?
(a) Cheers for Maurice.
(b) Cheers for Bix.
(c) Arrests one of the spectators.
(d) Picks a fight with some of the ball players.

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

5. Who goes with Jerome one day to play basketball?
(a) Bix.
(b) Maurice.
(c) His father.
(d) Poke.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jerome characterize his behavior that summer?

2. What is the narrator's name?

3. Who is Jerome's unseen opponent?

4. Where is Bix's mother?

5. What does Jerome realize after his mother asks him a question about his behavior?

(see the answer key)

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