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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jimmie re-enters the apartment after the fight in Chapter 3, where are Mudder and Fader?
(a) Mudder is on a chair and Fader is gone.
(b) Mudder is on the floor and Fader is on a chair.
(c) Mudder and Fader are both on the floor.
(d) Fader is on the floor and Mudder is on a chair.

2. What color socks does the foreign owner of the cuff and collar factory wear?
(a) Black.
(b) Navy blue.
(c) White.
(d) Brown.

3. Where does Chapter 4 say Jimmie stands to watch the world go by?
(a) In the alleys.
(b) Behind a bar.
(c) On street corners.
(d) At the apartment window.

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

5. Which boy ends up a bloody mess at the conclusion of the street fight?
(a) Blue Billie.
(b) Roger.
(c) Pete.
(d) Jimmie.

6. As he drinks at the bar, to what does Fader liken his home?
(a) The zoo.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Jail.
(d) Hell.

7. As he argues with Fader in the doorway, with what does Jimmie get hit?
(a) An empty pail.
(b) An empty bottle.
(c) A piece of wood.
(d) A rock.

8. What is the name of Jimmie's youngest sibling?
(a) Pete.
(b) Tommie.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Roger.

9. Which boy does Jimmie fight with over his performance in the fight?
(a) Angus.
(b) Blue Billie.
(c) Roger.
(d) Pete.

10. During the show, what is Pete watching?
(a) The door.
(b) Maggie.
(c) The acts.
(d) The waiters.

11. Who says, "Is yer fader beatin' yer mudder, or yer mudder beatin' yer fader"?
(a) Jimmie.
(b) The old man.
(c) The old woman.
(d) Pete.

12. Why is Mudder kicked out of a saloon in Chapter 9?
(a) She caused a disturbance.
(b) Women were not allowed in the saloon.
(c) She had too much to drink.
(d) She could not pay her bill.

13. When Mudder curses Maggie, what does she call her?
(a) A foolish girl.
(b) A whore.
(c) A wayward child.
(d) A disgrace.

14. Who arrives at the apartment at the conclusion of the fight between Jimmie and Mudder?
(a) The old woman.
(b) Pete.
(c) The police.
(d) The neighbors.

15. When Maggie sees that Jimmie has been fighting, what does she warn him that Mudder will do?
(a) Cry.
(b) Pound him.
(c) Call the police.
(d) Kick him out of the house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During the fight between Mudder and Fader in Chapter 3, what sound accompanies the howls, groans, and shrieks?

3. How does Maggie feel as she leaves the plays that she attends with Pete?

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

5. When does Chapter 4 say that Jimmie first began to be arrested?

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