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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jimmy doing when the novel begins?
(a) Getting out of bed.
(b) Eating dinner.
(c) Going to sleep.
(d) Doing homework.

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

3. How trustworthy is Crab in Jimmy's eyes?
(a) Jimmy believes that if Crab is his father, then nothing he did could be wrong.
(b) Jimmy is preparing tests to determine how trustworthy Crab is, but he has not come to a conclusion yet.
(c) Jimmy does not trust Crab at all.
(d) This has yet to be determined.

4. What changes Mama Jean's mood?
(a) She learns that Crab wants to take Jimmy to Chicago.
(b) She learns that Jimmy has to be punished for being absent so much.
(c) She learns that Jimmy's father has been released from prison.
(d) She learns that Jimmy's father is going to send her some money for Jimmy.

5. What is Jimmy's class preparing for?
(a) A theatre performance.
(b) Graduation.
(c) Achievement tests.
(d) Field day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Crab do for Mama Jean?

2. Where is Jimmy's father?

3. What do Mama Jean and Crab talk about?

4. Why is Jimmy's class dismissed early?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Crab explain having been arrested in spite of being innocent?

2. What favor does Crab do for Mama Jean?

3. What makes Crab nervous when they stop?

4. What is Jimmy's relationship with Mama Jean?

5. What does Crab's story have to do with the trip he is taking with Jimmy?

6. How did Crab come to see Jimmy?

7. What is the destination of Crab's trip with Jimmy?

8. What is Mama Jean's response to Crab's arrival?

9. What is Jimmy's environment like?

10. What happens when Jimmy arrives in his classroom?

(see the answer keys)

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