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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. Why do the boys hurry home from the tracks as the sun goes down?
(a) their parents will be worried
(b) a train is coming
(c) the area is too dangerous at night
(d) they might get lost

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

3. Where does Bird Leg get his pets?
(a) along the railroad tracks
(b) at a pet store
(c) back yards of Hispanic and white neighborhoods
(d) as gifts from friends

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dawn, Porkchop's sister, about to do?

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

3. Bird Leg's cousin, Rickey, is full of rage. Why?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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