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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. Where did Coach's wife go when she left him with two babies?
(a) Boston.
(b) Florida.
(c) New York City.
(d) Colorado.

2. In "Bubbly and Nugget," how old is Claude?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

3. In "Janice and the Redbelters," what is the boy's last name who is killed by the cops?
(a) Miller.
(b) Lewis.
(c) Campbell.
(d) Warren.

4. Where does Annette sleep when she and Janice move in with Grandma?
(a) Back porch.
(b) Basement.
(c) Attic.
(d) Living room.

5. Last winter, where did Mary Dobson send her baby to?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Indiana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What special do the flyers that the Redbelters hand out for Chill's Smokehouse offer?

2. Where did the Billings move after their twins graduated from private schools?

3. in "Jonah and the Dunk," what type of shoes does Paul buy Claude?

4. In "Euclid Avenue," what flowers does Claude remember that his grandmother use to plop him down and sit by him?

5. How many people died in "Riot"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Janice and the Redbelters," what does Paul look like in a photo he shows Claude?

2. What was Nugget's life like?

3. How does Claude remember his father from the last fight he had with Claude's mother?

4. What are the circumstances behind a boy getting killed in "Janice and the Redbelters"?

5. How did Paul and Grandma meet?

6. What happened when Big Columbus disappeared?

7. How does Grandma get Claude to stop crying?

8. What are the sleeping arrangements when Annette and Janice move in with Claude's family?

9. Why does Claude say that Chill's Smokehouse was a front?

10. What does Grandma tell Claude when he keeps running away in "Sixty-Seventh Street"?

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