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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fall 1987 - Spring 1988, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lafeyette not want to play basketball with the project boys?
(a) They are all older than he is.
(b) They cheat.
(c) They might try to recruit him into a gang.
(d) They play too rough.

2. Why does LaJoe send the boys to stay with her mother a few miles west?
(a) to let her oldest daughter return home
(b) for their safety
(c) to lower her food bill
(d) to help her mother

3. Who is LaJoe's childhood friend?
(a) Raquel
(b) LaBelle
(c) Rochelle
(d) Lila Mae

4. Who is the one person with whom Pharoah is comfortable?
(a) his mother LaJoe
(b) his brother Lafeyette
(c) the triplets
(d) his cousin Porkchop

5. What is going on when Pharoah and the triplets come home from school three days after Lafeyette's birthday?
(a) a gun battle
(b) painting the apartment
(c) a family reunion
(d) a surprise party

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did LaJoe meet at a dance hall when she was only thirteen, pretending to be sixteen?

2. How do Lafeyette and Pharoah refer to the escalating gang wars and gun battles?

3. Where does Bird Leg get his pets?

4. What are two main threats to the safety of Lafeyette and Pharoah at the Henry Horner Homes?

5. What is keeping Pharoah out of school?

(see the answer key)

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