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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How can Jeremiah tell he is Black?
(a) By the way the sun feels on his skin.
(b) By his skill on the basketball court.
(c) By the way people tease and taunt him.
(d) By the way he looks in a mirror.

3. How does Ellie feels when Anne asks about the boy she met?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She is embarrassed.
(c) She is relieved.
(d) She is nervous.

4. What do the black boys on Percy's basketball team call themselves?
(a) The Three Black Warriors.
(b) The Three Black Stooges.
(c) The Three Black Bears.
(d) The Three Black Musketeers.

5. What about Jeremiah catches Ellie's eye?
(a) His voice and good looks.
(b) He height.
(c) His expensive clothes.
(d) His skin color.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Jeremiah's parents met?

2. How does Ellie feel about being a loner?

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

4. What does Jeremiah partially hope the white kids at school will think about him?

5. What does Jeremiah realize about the girl he had met that upsets him?

(see the answer key)

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