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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Second Part, Sections 14 through 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shows up in the middle of the game that Jerome is describing?
(a) A police office.
(b) A few gang members.
(c) A beautiful white woman.
(d) A tall, handsome white man.

2. What is one thing Jerome learns when he starts school that Fall?
(a) There are good reasons why schools are segregated.
(b) He will have to work much harder than the white students.
(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.

3. What is another way Jerome uses to find friends?
(a) If the person is into basketball.
(b) How the person refers to their "colored" help.
(c) How the person talks about civil rights.
(d) How the person speaks French.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of student does Jerome's visitor call him?

2. What is hidden in a grove of trees?

3. What is one way Jerome decides to make overtures of friendship to a white student?

4. What is Bix's stepfather busy gathering?

5. Who is coaching the team that Jerome is watching the night he meets Bix?

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