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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) At the black swimming pool.
(b) In the library.
(c) At the secret basketball court.
(d) In the black neighborhood park.

2. What does Jerome eventually recover?
(a) His sense of privacy.
(b) His belief in Bix's goodness.
(c) His belief in his father's wisdom.
(d) His sense of honor.

3. About what is Jerome angry?
(a) That Bix does not tell Jerome where Bix is.
(b) That Bix's stepfather lies about Bix.
(c) That Bix's mother deserted him.
(d) The way Bix is talked about in church.

4. Upon what does Jerome's mother focus concerning other people?
(a) Who they are and what they do.
(b) Their occupations.
(c) Their eyes.
(d) Whether they go to church.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long has Jerome known Bix before Bix runs away?

3. What does Jerome later find out when he first thought things were back to being right in his secret place?

4. What happens when Bix gets angry?

5. Who shows up in the middle of the game that Jerome is describing?

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