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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 6 months.
(b) About 4 months.
(c) About 3 weeks.
(d) About 2 months.

2. For what does Jerome pretend to be searching?
(a) A black boy for the all-white high school team.
(b) Earth-people games.
(c) A black young man for the pro league.
(d) A murderer.

3. What does Jerome yell to who is watching him?
(a) He challenges him to a one-on-one match.
(b) He asks them where they live.
(c) Scat.
(d) He tells Bix to leave him alone.

4. What makes Jerome nervous as he is headed towards his favorite court?
(a) The path is dark.
(b) He is afraid of losing his way in the dark.
(c) He does not know if those drug dealers he saw before will be there.
(d) He is afraid of encountering some KKK members.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Out of what do the Home Economics students practice making hamburger patties?

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

3. What changes with Bix as he plays with the lantern?

4. How does Jerome try to break the ice between him and Bix?

5. When does Bix say he will visit his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bix get angry at Jerome?

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

3. What makes Jerome realize Bix is in real trouble?

4. What is Jerome surprised to see when he arrives at the basketball court?

5. How does Bix make steps towards a friendship with Jerome?

6. What does Bix do in the Home Economics class that is disturbing?

7. How does Jerome's lantern come to be called Spin Light?

8. About what does Bix challenge Jerome?

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

10. How do Bix and Jerome deepen their friendship?

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