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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the son LaJoe is closest to but who disappoints her the most?
(a) Paul
(b) Terrence
(c) Lafeyette
(d) Pharoah

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

3. What captivates Pharoah at Erol's Video Club?
(a) the video machines
(b) the Wrestle Mania movies
(c) the space movies
(d) the cartoons

4. Who did LaJoe meet at a dance hall when she was only thirteen, pretending to be sixteen?
(a) Rickey
(b) Paul
(c) Terrance
(d) Jimmie Lee

5. What do the boys use to hunt for garter snakes?
(a) railroad spikes
(b) spades
(c) a cat
(d) a crowbar

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has caused Pharoah to faint?

3. Who is Jimmie Lee?

4. Why can LaJoe not defend herself well against the accusations?

5. What do Lafeyette, Pharoah and their friends do at Chicago Blackhawk and Bulls games?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the evidence the police collected against Jimmie Lee?

2. Explain the friendship between Pharoah and Rickey.

3. Describe Pharoah's secret place.

4. Describe the relationship between LaJoe and her husband, Paul.

5. How does LaJoe's house become overcrowded?

6. How is the character of Pharoah developed in the story by how he cannot lie to LaJoe?

7. How does Lafeyette's attitude change toward Rickey?

8. Point out the contradictions in the character of Jimmie Lee.

9. Explain why LaJoe believes Terrence is innocent when she visits him in Cook County Jail.

10. Describe the emotions of the project boys and the train passengers as a train passes while the boys search for snakes.

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