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

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

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

4. What is the last word Pharoah is given to spell?
(a) endurance
(b) indoctrinate
(c) endeavor
(d) endearing

5. Bird Leg's cousin, Rickey, is full of rage. Why?
(a) He is abused by a teacher.
(b) He is always getting beat up.
(c) He witnessed Bird Leg's death.
(d) He cannot get into the gang.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What solidifies the friendship between Rickey and Pharoah?

4. What gives Pharoah a headache at the jail?

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

(see the answer key)

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