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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Jeremiah and Ellie's shoulders touch in history class?
(a) They move away from each other quickly.
(b) They begin to laugh.
(c) They stay that way the rest of class.
(d) They apologize.

2. When does Jeremiah run into Carlton in Chapter 8?
(a) On the subway.
(b) At Brooklyn Tech.
(c) On his way home from school.
(d) On the bus.

3. In what group of people does Carlton feel he does not belong?
(a) His school.
(b) His mother's relatives out west.
(c) His community.
(d) His church.

4. What does Ellie miss about her relationship with her father?
(a) Their Sunday tradition of playing chess.
(b) Their morning walks together.
(c) Their Sunday tradition of reading the New York Times.
(d) How easy and honest is used to be.

5. When one of Jeremiah's white teammates starts annoying him, what does he wonder?
(a) If he should tell him to stop.
(b) What he is doing at Percy.
(c) If the boy can be expelled for what he has said.
(d) If he can be transferred to another private school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ellie think has happened to Jeremiah, since she has not seen him since that first encounter?

2. How does Ellie show her father that Jeremiah is intelligent?

3. In Part One, Chapter 6, why does Ellie have her hand on the phone?

4. How serious are the jabs between Jeremiah and his friends?

5. How does Jeremiah feel now that his parents are separated?

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