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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spring 1989, Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How have the stadium's owners, the Wirz family, changed the character of the neighborhood?
(a) by helping homeowners paint their houses
(b) by putting up youth facilities
(c) by planting trees and flowers in the neighborhood
(d) by bulldozing homes for parking lots

2. What do Lafeyette, Pharoah and their friends do at Chicago Blackhawk and Bulls games?
(a) help park cars
(b) collect empty drink cans to recycle
(c) offer to protect parked cars for game attendees
(d) wash cars while attendees watch the games

3. Why is Pharoah worried that even if he achieves a high school diploma, he will not be able to get out of the projects?
(a) Dawn has been unable to escape.
(b) There will only be poor jobs available for blacks.
(c) Everyone will think he forged the diploma.
(d) His brother in prison will alarm people.

4. Who owns the luxury home with a marble staircase, sunken tub and Jacuzzi?
(a) a family of drug runners
(b) the Chicago Mafia
(c) Mayor Daly
(d) the Playboy Club

5. Why can LaJoe not defend herself well against the accusations?
(a) She has no transportation to the hearing.
(b) She is guilty.
(c) She has no education.
(d) She is too timid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lafeyette fantasize about having in the future?

2. Why did the vacancy rate at Horner increase?

3. What accusation is brought against LaJoe?

4. Why will Pharaoh not wear his nylon jacket with the Blackhawk logo?

5. When does Pharoah realize something is wrong?

(see the answer key)

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