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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer 1988, Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Pharoah realize something is wrong?
(a) when the electricity is shut off
(b) when Lafeyette starts talking about joining a gang
(c) when LaJoe doesn't come home with groceries as usual
(d) when they start eating a lot of peanut butter sandwiches

2. What happened to LaJoe's older sister?
(a) She got bone cancer and died.
(b) She became a prostitute.
(c) She was murdered.
(d) She got pregnant and ran away.

3. Where does Bird Leg get food for his pets?
(a) trash bins behind a Kentucky Fried Chicken
(b) dead rats in the project
(c) pet food he shoplifts
(d) left overs at home

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

5. Why can LaJoe not defend herself well against the accusations?
(a) She has no education.
(b) She is too timid.
(c) She is guilty.
(d) She has no transportation to the hearing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When another person is killed, why do Lafeyette and Pharoah refuse to go to the funeral?

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

4. What has caused Pharoah to faint?

5. Who is LaJoe's one hope of having a child graduate from high school and go on to college?

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