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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. To what does the phrase "spin light" pertain?
(a) A video game Bix loves.
(b) Playing shortstop.
(c) Playing pitcher.
(d) Playing soccer goalie.

2. Where will Jerome start attending school?
(a) Chestnut Street Junior High School.
(b) George Washington Carver Junior High School.
(c) Walnut Street Junior High School.
(d) Hiram Junior High School.

3. What happens when Bix gets angry?
(a) He flushes with color.
(b) He takes a run.
(c) He cries.
(d) He goes off by himself.

4. What is one class Jerome mentions he enjoys?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) French.
(c) Art.
(d) Spanish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jerome characterize his behavior that summer?

2. What does Maurice go off to college to do?

3. What is Bix's stepfather busy gathering?

4. What tune does the horn of one of the trucks play?

5. Who visits Jerome just before school opens?

(see the answer key)

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