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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vehicle does Jimmie fear, respect, and love with "a distant dog-like devotion"?
(a) Police wagons.
(b) Fine trucks.
(c) Bicycles.
(d) Fire engines.

2. Who tries to warn the boys that Jimmie's father is approaching?
(a) A small boy watching the fight.
(b) Pete.
(c) Roger.
(d) A woman looking out the window above.

3. What is Pete's attitude toward Maggie as they wait for the show to start?
(a) Brusque and irritated.
(b) Gracious and attentive.
(c) Proud and condescending.
(d) Sweet and loving.

4. Who is the new head of the Johnson family?
(a) Mudder.
(b) Jimmie.
(c) Pete.
(d) Maggie.

5. While Jimmie listens outside the apartment door, what does Mudder threaten to do to Fader?
(a) Run him off.
(b) Break his neck.
(c) Break his jaw.
(d) Slap him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Fader in Chapter 4?

2. Where does Jimmie walk on the way to the apartment after the street brawl of Chapter 1?

3. What does Jimmie threaten to do to Maggie if she does not "shut up"?

4. As young men start to notice Maggie, what does Jimmie tell her she should do?

5. What does Jimmie's father do to the two fighting boys?

(see the answer key)

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