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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 30-55.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Crab tell Jimmy about his time in jail?
(a) He was sick.
(b) He learned to feel sorry for what he had done.
(c) He was always fighting.
(d) He read a lot of books.

2. Where is Jimmy's father?
(a) Dead.
(b) Europe.
(c) Prison.
(d) Australia.

3. Where is Jimmy when he wakes up during the drive?
(a) In Chicago.
(b) At a restaurant.
(c) In the projects.
(d) On the side of the road.

4. Who died in the events for which Crab was arrested?
(a) A guard.
(b) A woman.
(c) A fellow thief.
(d) A child.

5. Why does Jimmy want to borrow someone's notebook?
(a) To copy their answers.
(b) To get paper to write a note to the teacher.
(c) To distract himself from what the teacher is saying.
(d) To catch up on homework.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the novel set?

2. What does Jimmy suspect Crab was really doing when Jimmy woke up on the road?

3. Why does Crab have to leave as soon as possible?

4. What is Jimmy's domestic situation?

5. What has Jimmy's intention been for the past few days?

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