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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spring 1989, Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Bird Leg dressed in at his funeral?
(a) a new suit
(b) a white jogging suit
(c) jeans and T-shirt
(d) his basketball uniform

2. Why does Lafeyette develop a terrible cough?
(a) He catches it from Rickey.
(b) He stays out all night in the winter.
(c) The open windows let in a cold winter draft.
(d) Because the policeman threw him in a puddle.

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. When another person is killed, why do Lafeyette and Pharoah refuse to go to the funeral?
(a) They had nothing good to wear.
(b) They are still raw from Bird Leg's funeral.
(c) They had made plans to go to the tracks.
(d) They did not like the dead boy.

5. What are they all talking abut when Pharoah runs home to tell about his win?
(a) about Leila Mae's accident
(b) about the weather
(c) about the plumbing
(d) about Craig's death

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What impediment gets worse in Pharoah after all the summer violence?

3. How does Pharoah work on his stutter?

4. What event caused riots in the area around the Blackhawk stadium?

5. What treats does LaJoe buy for the children?

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