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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 63-65a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who paid to set up the candy store where Tommy works?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) An uncle.
(c) His father.
(d) His father-in-law.

2. What is Tommy's life like?
(a) Painful.
(b) Exciting.
(c) Boring.
(d) Drudgery.

3. What day of the week is the candy store closed?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Tuesday.

4. How much money did Tommy make when he took in punchboards for a syndicate?
(a) $75.
(b) $45.
(c) $55.
(d) $80.

5. When Tommy put a slot machine in the store, what would anyone get who played a nickel?
(a) A coupon for a peppermint candy.
(b) A coupon for a soda.
(c) A pack of gum.
(d) A roll of mints.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tommy sell in the store?

2. What "sick-in-the-stomach feeling" does Tommy have?

3. What job or type of work did Tommy's landlord have at the time Tommy got in trouble for being in a hold-up?

4. How much money did the shoe boys have to flash at clubs?

5. Where did Tommy go when he learned he was supposed to marry Rosa?

(see the answer key)

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