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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Momma threaten to do if Byron is caught playing with the dangerous item again?
(a) Burn him.
(b) Turn off the power.
(c) Ground him.
(d) Cut him.

2. Why does Momma bundle her kids up so much in the winter?
(a) She had a sister die of pneumonia.
(b) She says if she is cold, so are they.
(c) She thinks cold is deadly.
(d) She likes how they look.

3. What is the only way to reverse what Byron did to his hair?
(a) Wash it.
(b) Shave it.
(c) Let it grow out.
(d) Reverse the permanent.

4. What kind of bird does Byron see on a phone wire?
(a) Barn owl.
(b) Mourning dove.
(c) Sparrow.
(d) Pigeon.

5. What style of hair does Byron say he wanted?
(a) African.
(b) German.
(c) White.
(d) Mexican.

6. How is Momma kept from punishing Byron?
(a) The matches are blown out.
(b) She screams at the top of her voice.
(c) He falls down.
(d) He tells her to calm down.

7. What does Kenny like to watch his dad do in the mornings?
(a) Read the paper.
(b) Shave.
(c) Make coffee.
(d) Do his hair.

8. Who stops Byron when he starts to run away?
(a) Dad.
(b) Momma.
(c) Joetta.
(d) Kenny.

9. How does Byron feel when Kenny reads to his class?
(a) Ashamed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Proud.
(d) Embarrassed.

10. How does Kenny feel when he sees the person who stole his gloves getting punished?
(a) Elated.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Terrible.

11. What does Byron do to his hair in Chapter 7?
(a) Straightens it.
(b) Bleaches it.
(c) Dies it.
(d) Shaves it.

12. What dangerous item does Byron keep getting caught playing with?
(a) Electricity.
(b) Fire.
(c) Knives.
(d) Acid.

13. Where did the new boy in Kenny's class move from?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Mississippi.

14. What does Byron do after getting off the bus some days?
(a) Skip school.
(b) Beat up other kids.
(c) Hang with his gang.
(d) Steal from the corner store.

15. In Chapter 3, what is the name of the oldest new boy?
(a) Ruckus.
(b) Rufus.
(c) Rylan.
(d) Ringo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Kenny first tell about his fight with the new kid?

2. Why is Kenny so grateful when Southern boys start coming to school?

3. What big new addition does Dad make to the car in Chapter 8?

4. What is Byron pretending to shoot down in the locked bathroom?

5. What is Joetta's nickname?

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