3. What is Jimmy's intention as the novel begins?
(a) To see his father.
(b) To go to school.
(c) To skip school.
(d) To get good grades.

4. What does the man ask Jimmy?
(a) Whether he wants to keep living with Mama Jean.
(b) Whether he wants to run away.
(c) Whether he wants to go to school.
(d) Whether he is satisfied that he is Jimmy's father.

5. What is Jimmy's status in Crab's eyes?
(a) He is the only person who does not know the truth about him.
(b) He is still impressionable and can be told anything about Crab's background.
(c) He is the only person whose ideas matter to him any more.
(d) He is the only one left who might care about him.

6. What does Mama Jean give Jimmy before he leaves?
(a) A phone number to call if he needs help.
(b) A book to write about his experiences.
(c) Fifty dollars.
(d) Stationery to write to her.

7. How does Jimmy find out who the man is?
(a) He interrogates him.
(b) He compares his face to some pictures Mama Jean has.
(c) He is told by the principal.
(d) He sees his driver's license.

8. What does Jimmy say when he sees Crab acting odd?
(a) He says that he wants to go home.
(b) He says that he wants to help Crab make things right.
(c) He does not say anything.
(d) He says that he wants to take care of Crab.

9. What are Jimmy's feelings about his father?
(a) He is wary of his promises.
(b) He is resentful about his absence.
(c) He is still unsure how to feel.
(d) He is impressed by his bravado.

10. Where is Crab when Jimmy wakes up?
(a) Outside talking to his friends.
(b) Nowhere to be seen.
(c) Going to the bathroom behind a tree.
(d) In a bar, talking to a trucker.

11. Why is Jimmy's class dismissed early?
(a) They have to put on the show.
(b) They finish their tests.
(c) The school closes early on Wednesdays.
(d) They are dismissed for summer.

12. What does Crab admit openly?
(a) That he is a thief.
(b) That he is always afraid of being caught.
(c) That he murdered men.
(d) That he is dying.

13. What do Jimmy and Crab eat when they stop?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Dinner.
(d) A snack.

14. What are Crab's plans after proving his innocence?
(a) This has not been revealed yet. He plans to go to court to prove his innocence there.
(b) He plans to set up a house in California.
(c) He plans to get a job and straighten himself out.
(d) He plans to get Jimmy involved in his crimes.

15. What does Crab tell Jimmy about the trip to Chicago?
(a) He could never have done that job anyway.
(b) He never planned to make it.
(c) He heard that his job there disappeared.
(d) He will get there after going to see Arkansas.