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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer 1988, Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When another person is killed, why do Lafeyette and Pharoah refuse to go to the funeral?
(a) They had nothing good to wear.
(b) They had made plans to go to the tracks.
(c) They did not like the dead boy.
(d) They are still raw from Bird Leg's funeral.

2. Where does Bird Leg get food for his pets?
(a) left overs at home
(b) pet food he shoplifts
(c) dead rats in the project
(d) trash bins behind a Kentucky Fried Chicken

3. What does Lafeyette fantasize about having in the future?
(a) a Cadillac
(b) a job so his mother doesn't have to worry
(c) a white, wood-framed house
(d) a gun to shoot gang members

4. Where does Bird Leg get his pets?
(a) as gifts from friends
(b) at a pet store
(c) along the railroad tracks
(d) back yards of Hispanic and white neighborhoods

5. When does Pharoah realize something is wrong?
(a) when LaJoe doesn't come home with groceries as usual
(b) when Lafeyette starts talking about joining a gang
(c) when they start eating a lot of peanut butter sandwiches
(d) when the electricity is shut off

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do LaJoe, Lafeyette, Pharoah and the triplets go to visit Terrence?

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

3. What solidifies the friendship between Rickey and Pharoah?

4. What are two main threats to the safety of Lafeyette and Pharoah at the Henry Horner Homes?

5. Why does LaJoe hope that Dawn is successful?

(see the answer key)

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