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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 chases Piri out of the school?
(a) Rocky
(b) Mr. Coombes
(c) Miss Shepherd
(d) The principal

2. What do Rocky and friends do when they see Piri is hurt?
(a) Call an ambulance
(b) Take him home
(c) Runaway
(d) Spit on him

3. Who chases after Piri?
(a) Marcia
(b) Angelo
(c) Joe
(d) James

4. Who does Piri say his father used to work for?
(a) GDA
(b) WPA
(c) JPA
(d) YMCA

5. What does Piri add to the shoes to give them a good finish?
(a) Candle wax
(b) Ubik spray
(c) Spit
(d) Lanolin cream

Short Answer Questions

1. What race does Piri say he thought he always was part of up to the interview?

2. What of the following insults does the man throw at Piri on the train?

3. What do Piri's parents argue about?

4. What is the name of the game Piri plays with Brew?

5. Where had Piri and Angelo planned to go?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marcia claim she cannot dance with Piri?

2. How does racism bother Piri in the fourth section?

3. What problems does the family face in the opening section?

4. How does Piri get rid of the Jolly Roger gang members who chase him home?

5. What problems does Piri face when the family moves again?

6. Why do Piri and his gang decide to go with Alfredo?

7. How does Miss Washington help Piri in this section?

8. Describe Piri's time with the baseball team at his new school.

9. Why does Piri decide to return home instead of running away?

10. What happens to Piri at the hospital?

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