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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Last Part, Sections 25 and 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jerome spend most of his summers?
(a) In the library.
(b) At the secret basketball court.
(c) At the black swimming pool.
(d) In the black neighborhood park.

2. What does the person do who shows up in the middle of the game?
(a) Picks a fight with some of the ball players.
(b) Arrests one of the spectators.
(c) Cheers for Bix.
(d) Cheers for Maurice.

3. What does Jerome ask the counselor about the boy she calls "poor thing"?
(a) If he is new to the school.
(b) If he is black.
(c) If he is in the same home situation as Jerome.
(d) If he has a mother.

4. Who does the man with whom Jerome say he is?
(a) The main detective in the local precinct.
(b) The owner of the Seven-Up plant.
(c) The baseball coach at the white high school.
(d) The owner of the ball field.

5. What does Jerome's mother say to Bix privately?
(a) To stop thinking the world is against him.
(b) To be kind to Jerome who is still an innocent.
(c) To be kind to Bix's mother.
(d) Jerome does not know.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the counselor respond to Jerome's choice of schedule change?

2. What does Bix ask of Jerome?

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

4. Who tests the winning pie(s)?

5. What does Jerome say about his mother's interactions with other people?

(see the answer key)

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