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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fall 1987 - Spring 1988, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why will Jimmie Lee not let Horner project boys join his gang and even warns them to stay away from drugs and gangs?
(a) because he only uses boys from other projects
(b) because they are too young
(c) because of his love for children
(d) because the Horner boys are too undernourished

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

3. Who is Jimmie Lee?
(a) a policeman who really wants to do something for the project children
(b) a rock and roll singer who grew up in the Henry Horner Homes
(c) head of a drug gang called the Conservative Vice Lords whose members control Henry Horner
(d) a drug addict who terrorizes the children at Henry Horner projects.

4. Who is the son LaJoe is closest to but who disappoints her the most?
(a) Lafeyette
(b) Terrence
(c) Paul
(d) Pharoah

5. Where does Pharoah want Lafeyette to take him?
(a) to the railroad tracks
(b) up to Canada
(c) downtown Chicago
(d) to the school year

Short Answer Questions

1. What impediment gets worse in Pharoah after all the summer violence?

2. How many inmates was the Cook County jail built to house?

3. How do Lafeyette and Pharoah refer to the escalating gang wars and gun battles?

4. What evidence is there that Pharoah is comfortable in a classroom?

5. Why does Pharoah love school?

(see the answer key)

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