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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has been done to the apartment when Jimmie arrives home from work?
(a) It is dirty and smelly.
(b) It is beautiful and spotless.
(c) It has been completely trashed.
(d) It has been tidied up.

2. Which two groups of boys are involved in the opening street fight?
(a) The Evil's Row boys and the Rum Alley boys.
(b) The Rum Alley boys and the Black Door boys.
(c) The Rum Alley boys and the Devil's Row boys.
(d) The Black Door boys and the Devil's Row boys.

3. When Maggie relates the tragic tales of her childhood, who does Pete denounce as "jays"?
(a) Mudder and Fader.
(b) Mudder and the old woman.
(c) Jimmie and Blue Billie.
(d) Jimmie and Mudder.

4. What does the author say disguises Maggie's looks when she is a child?
(a) Bruises.
(b) Shadows.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Fear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Chapter 4 say Jimmie stands to watch the world go by?

2. When she thinks about Maggie begging to come home at some future date, what does Mudder do?

3. Where do Pete and Maggie often go together on weekday evenings?

4. When Maggie approaches Pete in the side street, what does he tell her to do?

5. As punishment for corrupting Maggie, what does Jimmie threaten to do to Pete?

(see the answer key)

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