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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. Who is the son LaJoe is closest to but who disappoints her the most?
(a) Terrence
(b) Pharoah
(c) Lafeyette
(d) Paul

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

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

4. What solidifies the friendship between Rickey and Pharoah?
(a) Rickey gives Pharoah his lunch money.
(b) Rickey punches a bully who had been picking on Pharoah.
(c) Rickey starts dating Pharoah's cousin.
(d) Rickey saves Pharoah from getting hit by a bus.

5. What do the children call the Henry Horner Homes?
(a) the battleground
(b) the jail or the dump
(c) Hornets, the projects, or the 'jects
(d) the hole or the box

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does James say they will all die?

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

4. How old was LaJoe when she first came to the Henry Horner Projects?

5. Why does Lafeyette not want to play basketball with the project boys?

(see the answer key)

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