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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 9-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are some jobs that Jimmy-Lee's father has quit?
(a) Lawn maintenance and construction worker.
(b) Laundry truck and the post office.
(c) Janitor and electronics delivery.
(d) Garbage pickup and window washer.

2. What team did Jimmy-Lee make that Benjie did not?
(a) Football.
(b) Volleyball.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Basketball.

3. On page 24, where does Jimmy-Lee say that he and Benjie smoked pot one time?
(a) Steps leading to the roof of a beat-up place.
(b) Behind Jimmy-Lee's building.
(c) Park.
(d) In a shed.

4. When was the last time that Benjie father sent him a card?
(a) Birthday.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Valentine's day.
(d) Christmas.

5. Before Benjie, how many times has Butler seen 13-year-old junkies?
(a) Never.
(b) 4 or 5 times.
(c) At least 10 times.
(d) 2 or 3 times.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Jimmy-Lee's father give him once for school supplies?

2. Where did Butler and his uncle go after they beat up a white man who tripped Butler?

3. What language does Nigeria Greene think should be taught in school?

4. For a while what did Benjie think he wanted to do for a living?

5. What does Benjie remember taking from his grandmother's pocketbook?

(see the answer key)

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