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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fall 1988-Winter 1989, Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is LaJoe's one hope of having a child graduate from high school and go on to college?
(a) Lafeyette
(b) Pharoah
(c) Terrance
(d) Rochelle

2. Who is the one person with whom Pharoah is comfortable?
(a) his cousin Porkchop
(b) his mother LaJoe
(c) the triplets
(d) his brother Lafeyette

3. What does Pharoah worry about as he prepares for the contest?
(a) his pronunciation
(b) his stutter
(c) his memory
(d) his clothes

4. What seriously haunts Lafeyette?
(a) school homework
(b) the pressure to join a gang
(c) the boy who lost his legs
(d) Bird Leg's death

5. Who fights in LaJoe's apartment while she is out?
(a) Terrance and Rochell
(b) Tough Luck and Willie
(c) The triplets and grandmother
(d) Rickey and Lafeyette

Short Answer Questions

1. At the Boys Club program, what is the response to the question, "Don't you live your country?"

2. What is it called when the gang members break a side window of a car at a stoplight and grab a purse or briefcase on the seat?

3. How does LaJoe see to it that the children have a good Christmas?

4. Who is the son LaJoe is closest to but who disappoints her the most?

5. What is the last word Pharoah is given to spell?

(see the answer key)

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