View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Third Part, Sections 20 and 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bix do the next week at school?
(a) He is absent from school that week.
(b) He speaks to no one.
(c) He is boisterous and witty.
(d) He is surly.

2. Who is Bobo?
(a) A big man the black crewman calls up.
(b) A friend Bix brings with him.
(c) A new boy at school.
(d) A friend of Jerome's who is blind.

3. What does Jerome realize after his mother asks him a question about his behavior?
(a) He tends to vocalize basketball plays.
(b) He is sad that Bix does not seem to want to be friends.
(c) He does want to be something other than a factory worker.
(d) He never talks directly to others.

4. What could Jerome and everyone else in the stands see about one of the spectators?
(a) The person is blind.
(b) The person is very wealthy.
(c) Something was going on other than just cheering.
(d) The person knows nothing about baseball.

5. How is Jerome's mother when she gets home from the hospital?
(a) Pretty much back to her old self.
(b) Happy and energetic.
(c) Bedridden.
(d) Slower, quieter and weaker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Jerome mention while writing about playing basketball?

2. Where is the new court where Jerome practices?

3. What is one class Jerome mentions he enjoys?

4. Who does the man with whom Jerome say he is?

5. What does one of the white players say after the pick up game?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 310 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample