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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. In what city does Jerome live?
(a) Ashville.
(b) Wilmington.
(c) Durham.
(d) Raleigh.

2. What does Jerome say about his mother's interactions with other people?
(a) She deals well with them.
(b) She is shy.
(c) She is aloof.
(d) She is hostile.

3. What will be unique about Jerome's situation?
(a) He will be the only black student.
(b) He will be allowed to play on the basketball team.
(c) He will be one of only about 50 black students.
(d) He will be allowed to waive the mandatory requirements.

4. What is the narrator's name?
(a) Jeb.
(b) Bix.
(c) Maurice.
(d) Jerome.

5. What do the boys trying out for the basketball team already have?
(a) The coach's approval.
(b) Uniforms.
(c) Places on the team.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is it possible to play basketball both summer and winter?

2. What is one thing Jerome learns when he starts school that Fall?

3. About what does the visitor to Jerome's home assure Jerome?

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

5. What does the person do who shows up in the middle of the game?

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