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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. How long is it before Jerome sees Bix again after the disagreement about moves on the court?
(a) About 2 months.
(b) About 4 months.
(c) About 6 months.
(d) About 3 weeks.

2. What does Jerome's mother say she wants to do before Jerome goes with Bix to the hospital?
(a) Talk to Bix's stepfather.
(b) Meet Bix.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Meet Bix's mother.

3. How does Bix seem in Home Economics class?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Shy and uncomfortable.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Confident.

4. Who is at the basketball court when Jerome arrives for the challenge?
(a) Bix's stepfather.
(b) Bix.
(c) No one.
(d) Bix's mother and stepfather.

5. What does Jerome realize as a result of Bix challenging him?
(a) Jerome needs to think less about skin color.
(b) Jerome does not need to talk as much as he thought he did.
(c) Jerome has his own prejudices.
(d) Jerome is probably wondering about his own ancestry.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Jerome taunt Bix?

2. What happens in Jerome's Home Economics class the next week?

3. What does Jerome notice about Bix's shoes?

4. Who wins the anonymous contest Miss Pimton sets up?

5. Who does Jerome say moves like a real player(s)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long of a break is there when Jerome and Bix do not see each other, and what does Jerome do as far as practicing basketball in the meantime?

2. How does Jerome feel going down the path to the court at night and what exacerbates those feelings?

3. Who is watching Jerome one day as he is practicing and what does Jerome do?

4. What is Jerome relating to his momma when he starts crying and what does his momma want her sons to do?

5. How does Jerome win a lantern?

6. What does Jerome look forward to in his Home Economics class, and what surprises him when he arrives there?

7. Why does Jerome have to find a new place to practice basketball?

8. Who wins the best pie contest and what are the girls' reactions?

9. How does Jerome's new lantern help him with his basketball practice?

10. What does Jerome tell his momma about Bix and what is her response?

(see the answer keys)

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