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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. What does Pharoah worry about as he prepares for the contest?
(a) his clothes
(b) his pronunciation
(c) his memory
(d) his stutter

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

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

4. Why do Lafeyette and Rickey refuse to take Pharoah back to the railroad tracks?
(a) they have lost their interest in finding snakes
(b) they think Pharoah is too young to hang out with
(c) more rumors spread about the dangers in the area
(d) they think they are too old to play there anymore

5. Who wants to know if Pharoah's cousin Dede will go out with him?
(a) Rickey
(b) Calvin
(c) Jimmie Lee
(d) James Howard

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bird Leg get food for his pets?

2. What can Pharoah do in his secret place?

3. What type of person is Rickey?

4. Why does Pharoah love school?

5. Why will Jimmie Lee not let Horner project boys join his gang and even warns them to stay away from drugs and gangs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Mention something about the character of Craig Davis.

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

3. How does the teacher's strike of 1988 affect Pharoah?

4. What is the quality of Henry Suder Elementary School?

5. How do the boys sometimes make money?

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

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

8. Describe Lafeyette's academic qualities.

9. Explain the obsession Calvin Robinson has that Lafeyette finds interesting.

10. What are some of the serious problems with the construction of the Henry Horner homes?

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