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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Run, Jesse, Run and Serving on a Budget.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Perry come to Francie's house and bang on the door insistently?
(a) His brother has been shot.
(b) His mother is in labor.
(c) His father has been arrested.
(d) His mother won't wake up.

2. Where does Francie go to buy the pipe for her father?
(a) Green's.
(b) Watson's.
(c) Diller's.
(d) Waller's.

3. Whose face does Francie see on a Wanted poster?
(a) Prez'.
(b) Perry's.
(c) Jesse's.
(d) Paul's.

4. Who had once slapped Francie in a store?
(a) Holly.
(b) Granny.
(c) Camilla.
(d) Francie's mother.

5. Why does Jesse continue to walk to school each day?
(a) He wants to get away from his abusive father.
(b) He wants a better life that an education can give him.
(c) The truant officer makes him.
(d) He promised his dead mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns the business where Francie works?

2. How does Francie spend her day at Aunt Lydia's house?

3. Augustine and Mae come from a family of _____________________.

4. What does Mrs. Montgomery's niece notice about Francie?

5. What does Francie's mother warn Francie about regarding white people?

(see the answer key)

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