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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fall 1987 - Spring 1988, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jimmie Lee?
(a) a rock and roll singer who grew up in the Henry Horner Homes
(b) a drug addict who terrorizes the children at Henry Horner projects.
(c) a policeman who really wants to do something for the project children
(d) head of a drug gang called the Conservative Vice Lords whose members control Henry Horner

2. How is Bird Leg killed?
(a) eating spoiled food
(b) shot in the chest
(c) run over by a train
(d) stabbed in the back

3. How old was LaJoe when she first came to the Henry Horner Projects?
(a) sixteen
(b) ten
(c) four
(d) twenty

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

5. Why does Pharoah love school?
(a) It is his chance to get out of the projects.
(b) It is a safe place where he can excel without fear.
(c) He gets a free breakfast at school.
(d) He likes to be with the girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bird Leg dressed in at his funeral?

2. What is going on when Pharoah and the triplets come home from school three days after Lafeyette's birthday?

3. What is keeping Pharoah out of school?

4. Why do the boys hurry home from the tracks as the sun goes down?

5. What evidence is there that Pharoah is comfortable in a classroom?

(see the answer key)

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