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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fall 1988-Winter 1989, Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pharoah work on his stutter?
(a) saying the words and letters slowly
(b) talking very softly
(c) using hand motions
(d) tongue twisters

2. Why do the police take the boys close to their home and drop them off with a stern warning?
(a) Mario Vera, the assistant manager, does not press charges.
(b) Mario Vera, the assistant manager, admits he did not see them.
(c) Mario Vera, the assistant manager, pays for the videos.
(d) Mario Vera, the assistant manager, demands to see their parents.

3. What seriously haunts Lafeyette?
(a) Bird Leg's death
(b) the pressure to join a gang
(c) school homework
(d) the boy who lost his legs

4. What makes Pharoah feel uncomfortable on Chicago Avenue?
(a) The traffic scares him when they cross the street.
(b) People look at them as dirty Horner boys.
(c) The boys talk about shoplifting.
(d) Too many policemen are walking around.

5. What does Pharoah worry about as he prepares for the contest?
(a) his memory
(b) his pronunciation
(c) his clothes
(d) his stutter

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last word Pharoah is given to spell?

2. Where does Pharoah want Lafeyette to take him?

3. What impediment gets worse in Pharoah after all the summer violence?

4. How does LaJoe see to it that the children have a good Christmas?

5. Who is the son LaJoe is closest to but who disappoints her the most?

(see the answer key)

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