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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the other two Black players on Percy's basketball team?
(a) Johnson and Jackson.
(b) Miah and Elisha.
(c) Michaels and John.
(d) Rayshon and Kennedy.

2. How long has Lois Ann been Jeremiah's neighbor across the street?
(a) 12 years.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) 2 years.
(d) A few months.

3. On what does Marion blame Ellie's desire to be on her own?
(a) Marion blames herself.
(b) Ellie's shyness.
(c) Ellie's father is a bit of a recluse.
(d) The fact she had been born much later after her siblings and got used to being on her own.

4. Why is Ellie's father absent from dinner, as usual?
(a) He is at an office party.
(b) He is in his home office eating dinner alone.
(c) He lives across the street in another apartment.
(d) He is a doctor.

5. How does the warmth of the sun on Jeremiah's skin make him feel?
(a) Safe.
(b) Sad.
(c) Angry.
(d) Nervous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jeremiah remembers flying on an airplane as a small child to visit his grandmother where?

2. How long is Marion gone the first time she leaves her family?

3. At what is Ellie looking when she bumps into Jeremiah?

4. When does Jeremiah feel uncomfortable about his skin color?

5. What do the black boys on Percy's basketball team call themselves?

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