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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. 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 murderer.
(d) A black young man for the pro league.

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

3. What does Jerome worry about for his mother?
(a) She may want to take over care of the house too soon.
(b) Her thinking may have been damaged.
(c) She may not be able to help him with his problems at school anymore.
(d) She may have some emotional lapses.

4. How long does Jerome work with Bix on the basketball court?
(a) About 6 weeks.
(b) About a year.
(c) About 6 months.
(d) About a week.

5. What surprises Jerome when he tells his mother about Bix?
(a) He realizes he's angry with Bix.
(b) He cries.
(c) He's sad that Bix seems to not like him that much.
(d) He's embarrassed that he needs his mother's advice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Jerome's question about what they are to make received by the girls?

2. How does Jerome feel about learning who his partner is?

3. What does Jerome realize one night when he is practicing?

4. Who ensures that the bet is paid by the loser?

5. What does Bix's stepfather say affected Bix's relationship with his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bix get angry at Jerome?

2. 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?

3. What does Bix's stepfather say about Bix's relationship to Bix's mother?

4. How do Bix and Jerome deepen their friendship?

5. Where does Jerome find a new place to practice basketball?

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

7. How does Jerome win a lantern?

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

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

10. How does Bix seem in the Home Economics class?

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