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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does Quick Lamb turn on his birthday in the second half of Chapter III?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 9.

2. Who does Fish talk to in the library that is described as always crying or angry in Chapter VII?
(a) Quick Lamb.
(b) The “shadow girl.”
(c) Mery Pickles.
(d) The blackman.

3. What is the name of the young man who courts Hattie Lamb in Chapter V?
(a) Geoffrey Birch.
(b) G.M. Clay.
(c) Toby Raven.
(d) Beryl Lee.

4. How does Sam injure himself on the job in Chapter I?
(a) His hand is run over by a tractor.
(b) His hand is shot with a pellet-gun.
(c) His hand is caught in a winch.
(d) His hand is burned by acid.

5. Who owns the cabin in the woods that Lester takes Sam to in Chapter VII?
(a) Lucy Wentworth.
(b) Beryl Lee.
(c) Chub Pickles.
(d) Geoffrey Birch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Quick Lamb dream of rowing a wooden box when he is injured in Chapter VI?

2. The historical figure of Guy Fawkes was a member of what plot?

3. What is Fish Lamb’s real first name?

4. Sam recuperates in the hospital for how long after his work injury in Chapter I?

5. What war is under way in Chapter III of the novel?

(see the answer key)

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