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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who occasionally drags Jimmie from his truck driver perch to beat him?
(a) Pete.
(b) Other truck drivers.
(c) The police.
(d) Fader.

2. What three characters figure prominently in every play that Maggie and Pete go to see?
(a) Mother, father, and child.
(b) Hero, heroine, and villain.
(c) King, queen, and hero.
(d) Mother, daughter, and son.

3. Because of her thoughts of Pete, what does Chapter 8 say that Maggie grows to dislike?
(a) Her neighborhood.
(b) All of her dresses.
(c) Her apartment.
(d) Her looks.

4. What does Jimmie threaten to do to Maggie if she does not "shut up"?
(a) Tell his mother.
(b) Chase her down the street.
(c) Kick her shins.
(d) Smack her mouth.

5. What does Mudder do to Jimmie in Chapter 2 that makes him scream in pain?
(a) Breaks a beer bottle over his head.
(b) Harshly scrubs his wounded face.
(c) Pours hot cooking oil on him.
(d) Beats him with an old table leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Maggie wish she could talk to about Pete?

2. What vehicle does Jimmie fear, respect, and love with "a distant dog-like devotion"?

3. How old is the person who breaks up the street fight in Chapter 1?

4. After the brutal fight between Mudder and Fader in Chapter 3, how long do Jimmie and Maggie huddle in the corner of the apartment?

5. Who says "Hully gee" several times in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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