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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. With whom does Miss Pimton suggest Jerome partner?
(a) No one.
(b) Baxter.
(c) Matty Sue.
(d) Jackson.
2. What class does Jerome decide to drop in order to change to the suggested class?
(a) History.
(b) Economics.
(c) French.
(d) Communications.
3. Who shows up in the middle of the game that Jerome is describing?
(a) A beautiful white woman.
(b) A tall, handsome white man.
(c) A police office.
(d) A few gang members.
4. Who is Jerome's unseen opponent?
(a) Bix.
(b) His father.
(c) Maurice.
(d) Himself.
5. What animal does Jerome mention while writing about playing basketball?
(a) Fox.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Squirrel.
(d) Cat.
6. Of what does Jerome's mother assure him concerning her anger?
(a) She is working on getting rid of her anger.
(b) She needs to feel the anger but still loves him.
(c) It is not about anything Jerome has done.
(d) She will get over it.
7. Who makes a spectacular play that sends the black team to the bench?
(a) Jerome.
(b) Maurice.
(c) Joey.
(d) Bix.
8. For what do Jerome and his mother prepare?
(a) The start of school as always.
(b) A pre-school party.
(c) A basketball tournament.
(d) Jerome's father's absence for several months.
9. 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.
10. Where is it possible to play basketball both summer and winter?
(a) At the court at the black YMCA.
(b) In the white YMCA.
(c) At the court hidden in the trees.
(d) In the high school gym.
11. What happens when Jerome sneaks into Bix's room?
(a) He is caught by Bix's mother.
(b) He is caught by Bix's brother.
(c) He cries.
(d) He is caught by Bix's stepfather.
12. Who are some people Jerome's brother continually analyzes?
(a) Jerome's brother's classmates.
(b) Jerome's brother's teachers.
(c) The baseball team the brother coaches.
(d) Jerome's brother's Sunday school teacher and the church's preacher.
13. What is one thing about Bix Rivers to which Jerome refers?
(a) His talent for singing.
(b) His disappearance.
(c) His rebellion against authority.
(d) His talent for seeing the truth.
14. What does Jerome want to do in church?
(a) Tell the truth about Bix.
(b) Answer the altar call.
(c) He does not go to church.
(d) Sing a solo.
15. What is "You LIke It, It Likes You"?
(a) The Coca-Cola slogan.
(b) The Westinghouse slogan.
(c) The Seven-Up slogan.
(d) The Schwinn slogan.
Short Answer Questions
1. What class is it suggested that Jerome take?
2. To what does the phrase "spin light" pertain?
3. How long has Jerome known Bix before Bix runs away?
4. What is one class Jerome mentions he enjoys?
5. For what class is Jerome late?
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