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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Last Part, Sections 27 and 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jerome cut off a pair of his pants?
(a) To try out for the basketball team.
(b) Because of the heat in the classroom.
(c) To protest treatment from a teacher.
(d) To make some of the white kids laugh.

2. For what do Jerome and his mother prepare?
(a) A pre-school party.
(b) A basketball tournament.
(c) The start of school as always.
(d) Jerome's father's absence for several months.

3. What does the person do who shows up in the middle of the game?
(a) Arrests one of the spectators.
(b) Cheers for Bix.
(c) Cheers for Maurice.
(d) Picks a fight with some of the ball players.

4. About what does Jerome's Communications teacher lecture Jerome?
(a) How athletics prevents Jerome from discovering the truth about himself.
(b) That communications will ensure Jerome's acceptance into college.
(c) That boys who much learn to cook do not belong on the basketball court.
(d) That communication is the cornerstone of success.

5. Who has to sign Jerome's drop form?
(a) Jerome's French teacher.
(b) Mr. Egglestobs.
(c) The principal.
(d) The basketball coach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bix call what he does with the lantern?

2. What is one thing about Bix Rivers to which Jerome refers?

3. What does Bix's mother seem to recall?

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

5. In what city does Jerome live?

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