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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fall 1987 - Spring 1988, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did LaJoe meet at a dance hall when she was only thirteen, pretending to be sixteen?
(a) Rickey
(b) Terrance
(c) Jimmie Lee
(d) Paul

2. What does Lafeyette hear someone was doing when he got his legs run over by a train?
(a) walking on the railroad ties
(b) hunting for snakes
(c) sleeping
(d) hopping a moving box car

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

4. How old was LaJoe when she first came to the Henry Horner Projects?
(a) ten
(b) twenty
(c) sixteen
(d) four

5. How is Bird Leg killed?
(a) run over by a train
(b) shot in the chest
(c) eating spoiled food
(d) stabbed in the back

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the larger boys play when they visit the railway tracks?

2. Why is Lafeyette against the friendship between Rickey and Pharoah?

3. What do the children call the Henry Horner Homes?

4. Where does Bird Leg get food for his pets?

5. Why do the boys hurry home from the tracks as the sun goes down?

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