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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What boy does Jane recall as having completely ignored her after their first date in Part One?
(a) Harry Flowers
(b) Marty Sanders
(c) Timmy Kearns
(d) Randy Pierce

2. How many rooms comprise the “Cape Cod cottage” that is trashed in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 10 rooms
(b) 3 rooms
(c) 5 rooms
(d) 7 rooms

3. What is the name of the woman that Buddy’s father has been having an affair with, according to Buddy’s sister in Part One?
(a) Fay
(b) Sarah
(c) Michelle
(d) Diane

4. How does the narrator describe Buddy’s mother in Part One?
(a) Dirty and addiction-riddled
(b) Fat and slovenly
(c) Classless and cold
(d) Slim and elegant

5. What does Harry constantly call his friends after the vandalism and attack as they leave the Jerome home that Buddy considers to be Harry’s “black talk”?
(a) Bloods
(b) Crips
(c) Dogs
(d) Boyz

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jane tell her friends people call Mickey Stallings behind his back in Part One?

2. On what street does the Jerome family live in the novel?

3. What is the name of Jane and Karen’s mother in the novel?

4. On what date does Mickey tell Jane it will be time to plant the tomatoes in Part One?

5. How much weekly allowance does Buddy receive from his mother after his father has left the household in Part One?

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