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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ruby Blankenship offer the children?
(a) Juicy Fruit.
(b) Orange juice.
(c) Saltwater taffy.
(d) Cotton candy.

2. Who does Dr. Lowenstein inform Tom that she has spoken with on the phone?
(a) Luke.
(b) Sallie.
(c) Lila.
(d) Tolitha.

3. What happens as Tom tries to explain the game of football to Dr. Lowenstein?
(a) She understands and appreciates the game.
(b) She agrees to attend Bernard's games in the fall.
(c) She is outraged that Tom would even speak to her about sports.
(d) She refuses to understand it.

4. What does Tolitha do every Good Friday?
(a) She goes to church and prays.
(b) She joins her husband in his rituals.
(c) She gets drunk in her room.
(d) She leaves town to visit family.

5. Why do Tom and Savannah get in a fight near the end of Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Tom says the word "nigger."
(b) Tom steals her journal.
(c) Tom makes fun of Grandpa Wingo praying.
(d) Tom refuses to give a nickel to a man begging for change.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role does Bernard actually play on his school's football team?

2. What is the name of Tom's sister?

3. What news do Tom and his family discover in Chapter One?

4. During which decade does Tom begin recalling the story of his family?

5. What does Tom do while waiting for Bernard in Central Park?

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