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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Second Part, Sections 11 through 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Bix's mother?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) An insane asylum.
(d) No one knows.

2. What animal does Jerome mention while writing about playing basketball?
(a) Squirrel.
(b) Cat.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Fox.

3. What is one thing Jerome learns when he starts school that Fall?
(a) He will have to work much harder than the white students.
(b) There are good reasons why schools are segregated.
(c) In some ways, people at the white school aren't that much different from people at the black one.
(d) He will probably not be very popular.

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

5. Why does Jerome do that keeps the white students from bothering him?
(a) Wears a set of brass knuckles.
(b) Offers to help some students with their assignments.
(c) Avoids any possible confrontation.
(d) Beats up a boy who calls him "nigger".

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person notice about Jerome's behavior?

2. To what does the phrase "spin light" pertain?

3. What is the narrator's name?

4. What do the two trucks who arrive at the game carry?

5. What difference does Jerome describe concerning sports leagues?

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