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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fall 1987 - Spring 1988, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Terrance spend much of the visitation time?
(a) talking about how he is going to change
(b) making a list of things for LaJoe to bring him
(c) lecturing Lafeyette to stay in school and out of trouble
(d) complaining about the other inmates

2. What occurs with LaShawn and her two children, boyfriend, and boyfriend's brother ?
(a) They steal LaJoe's food stamps.
(b) They are all killed in a gang war.
(c) They help LaJoe move out of Horner.
(d) They all move into the Rivers' apartment.

3. What evidence is there that Pharoah is comfortable in a classroom?
(a) He sits on the front row.
(b) He makes everyone laugh.
(c) He has no trouble breathing.
(d) He stutters less.

4. How many inmates was the Cook County jail built to house?
(a) twelve hundred
(b) three thousand
(c) seven hundred
(d) seven thousand

5. How do Lafeyette and Pharoah refer to the escalating gang wars and gun battles?
(a) as the death train
(b) as the excitement
(c) as the war zone
(d) as the boom box

Short Answer Questions

1. What gives Pharoah a headache at the jail?

2. Who is the one person with whom Pharoah is comfortable?

3. What becomes stressful to LaJoe to the point of sleepless nights and severe headaches?

4. What is the nickname of the child Terrance fathered at age fourteen?

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

(see the answer key)

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