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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer 1988, Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What becomes stressful to LaJoe to the point of sleepless nights and severe headaches?
(a) drug abuse
(b) so many people in the house
(c) too many gun battles
(d) Pharoah's running away

2. Who is the only one LaJoe tells about the situation with the welfare board?
(a) Rochelle
(b) Terrance
(c) LaFeyette
(d) Paul

3. Why is Pharoah's stutter much less noticeable?
(a) because of the quiet after Jimmie Lee's conviction
(b) because he feels safe with Terrance at home
(c) because he seldom speaks anymore
(d) because he is outgrowing it

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

5. What treats does LaJoe buy for the children?
(a) small plastic toy filled with candy
(b) comic books and candy
(c) fresh fruit and popsicles
(d) candy and chewing gum

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bird Leg's obsession?

2. What had happened to Urica after her mother, her four-year-old sister, and her mother's boyfriend were killed?

3. What did a friend do for the family?

4. What solidifies the friendship between Rickey and Pharoah?

5. Who is the teacher Lafeyette likes a great deal?

(see the answer key)

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