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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Second Part, Sections 8 through 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what is Jerome angry?
(a) The way Bix is talked about in church.
(b) That Bix's mother deserted him.
(c) That Bix's stepfather lies about Bix.
(d) That Bix does not tell Jerome where Bix is.

2. What does Maurice go off to college to do?
(a) Become an architect.
(b) Become a pediatrician.
(c) Become a psychiatrist.
(d) Become a pilot.

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

4. What is the effect of the person going with Jerome?
(a) Jerome sees his father as a real person.
(b) It ruins his secret place for a while.
(c) Jerome sees his brother as a real person.
(d) Jerome does not see Bix as a white boy.

5. What of Bix's does Jerome have?
(a) Bix's poetry.
(b) Bix's best baseball cleats.
(c) Bix's assurances.
(d) Bix's notebook.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jerome angry?

2. How does Jerome characterize his behavior that summer?

3. Who accompanies Jerome most summer days?

4. How old is Bix when he runs away?

5. What is one thing about Bix Rivers to which Jerome refers?

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