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

3. What animal does Jerome mention while writing about playing basketball?
(a) Fox.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Cat.
(d) Squirrel.

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

5. With whom does Jerome speak after the ball game?
(a) The police officer.
(b) The driver of the grill truck.
(c) The driver of the drink truck.
(d) The white coach.

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

7. How long has Jerome known Bix before Bix runs away?
(a) Since they were babies.
(b) The three years of high school.
(c) Since they were five.
(d) About a year.

8. Where is Bix's mother?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) An insane asylum.
(c) No one knows.
(d) Atlanta.

9. What of Bix's does Jerome have?
(a) Bix's assurances.
(b) Bix's poetry.
(c) Bix's notebook.
(d) Bix's best baseball cleats.

10. Who does the man with whom Jerome say he is?
(a) The owner of the Seven-Up plant.
(b) The main detective in the local precinct.
(c) The baseball coach at the white high school.
(d) The owner of the ball field.

11. What is Bix's stepfather busy gathering?
(a) Testimony against his business partner.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Information about where Bix's mother could be.
(d) Sympathy.

12. What happens when Jerome calls Braxton Rivers "luck"?
(a) The counselor says that remains to be seen.
(b) The counselor frowns and says nothing.
(c) The counselor says Braxton is quite lucky.
(d) The counselor says Braxton is dropping out of school.

13. What is one way Jerome decides to make overtures of friendship to a white student?
(a) Seeing who nods at him.
(b) Listening to their book reports.
(c) Seeing who will laugh at his jokes.
(d) Seeing who seems to be relaxed around him.

14. Who does Jerome say smiles politely when the person shows up?
(a) The coach of the black team.
(b) Bix.
(c) Maurice.
(d) The coach of the white team.

15. What new laws are in effect that will affect Jerome?
(a) None.
(b) Integration.
(c) Separate but equal.
(d) Jim Crow.