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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Third Part, Section 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is hidden in a grove of trees?
(a) A gang hideout.
(b) A hangout for Jerome and his friends.
(c) A skeleton.
(d) A basketball court.

2. Why is Jerome angry?
(a) His father would not let him play baseball.
(b) His father insisted he play football.
(c) Bix laughs at Jerome when Jerome trips.
(d) He thinks Bix thinks Bix is too good to spend time with black people.

3. What does Jerome realize one night when he is practicing?
(a) A stray dog is watching him.
(b) Two older boys are watching him.
(c) A train has stopped nearby.
(d) Bix is watching him.

4. What does Jerome ask the counselor about the boy she calls "poor thing"?
(a) If he is new to the school.
(b) If he has a mother.
(c) If he is black.
(d) If he is in the same home situation as Jerome.

5. Who ensures that the bet is paid by the loser?
(a) Jerome's older brother.
(b) The guidance counselor.
(c) Some passengers.
(d) Bix.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Jerome when he tells his mother about Bix?

2. What new laws are in effect that will affect Jerome?

3. Who are some people Jerome's brother continually analyzes?

4. What does the counselor tell Jerome about his new class?

5. What is another way Jerome uses to find friends?

(see the answer key)

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