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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jerome want to do in church?
(a) Sing a solo.
(b) Answer the altar call.
(c) He does not go to church.
(d) Tell the truth about Bix.

2. Which team is doing best in the black/white game initially?
(a) The black team.
(b) Both teams play equally well.
(c) It is not discussed.
(d) The white team.

3. What does one of the white players say after the pick up game?
(a) That Jerome is uppity for thinking of trying out for the team.
(b) That the coach is a racist pig.
(c) That Jerome is the best basketball player there.
(d) That Jerome could help them win the state championship.

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

5. What does Jerome realize after his mother asks him a question about his behavior?
(a) He tends to vocalize basketball plays.
(b) He is sad that Bix does not seem to want to be friends.
(c) He does want to be something other than a factory worker.
(d) He never talks directly to others.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes a spectacular play that sends the black team to the bench?

2. What chore does Jerome assume at home?

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

4. What does the person notice about Jerome's behavior?

5. What is one reason it is appropriate for Jerome to write about Bix?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the driver of the grill truck say to Jerome?

2. What does Jerome say about regaining his sense of privacy and how he is mistaken?

3. How is the black team's playing and what interferes with that?

4. What does Jerome say about making friends?

5. What does Jerome say about the white sports league versus the black one?

6. How is Jerome's attention forced away from his attempt to make friends?

7. How do Miss Pimton and the girls in Jerome's new class react to his arrival in the classroom and who is assigned to be his partner?

8. What are some things written in Bix's notebook?

9. What does Jerome say about the situation about attending Chestnut Street Junior High School, and how does his momma react?

10. What is one thing Jerome quickly learns at Chestnut school?

(see the answer keys)

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