1. What does Zane mean when he says that he is a “mutt” like Bandy?

A) Zane shares a strong bond of friendship with Bandy.

B) Zane comes from a mixed-race heritage.

C) Zane understands what Bandy is thinking.

D) Zane thinks that both he and Bandy are dumb.

2. Zane describes Miss Trissy’s smile as “like the sun peeking through a cloud” (6). What kind of figurative language is this an example of?

A) simile

B) personification

C) onomatopoeia

D) metaphor

3. When Zane first arrives in New Orleans, what name does he give to the city?  __________________

4. Why does Bandy jump out of the church van?

A) He is frightened by the Dobermans.

A) He is hungry and smells a cookout.

C) He wants to go home.

D) He hears a stranger call his name.

5. How is Miss Trissy related to Zane?

A) She is his grandmother.

B) She is a family friend.

C) She is his aunt.

D) She is his great grandmother.

6. Why is Zane’s father not in Zane’s life?

A) He is very ill and staying in the hospital.

B) He died before Zane was born.

C) He divorced

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