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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 through 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gerald's aunt refuse to do for him?
(a) Keep his mother away.
(b) Change his schools.
(c) Lie to his father.
(d) Send him to school.

2. What is wrong with Gerald's great aunt?
(a) She is partially blind.
(b) She is deaf.
(c) She slurs her speech.
(d) She cannot walk.

3. What color does Gerald see when he wakes up after the fire?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

4. What question makes Gerald's aunt yell at the beginning of the book?
(a) If Gerald has been abused.
(b) If Gerald has a father.
(c) If Gerald has a place to live.
(d) If Gerald is going to school.

5. What does Gerald refuse to do at first on his birthday when his mother is there?
(a) Get out of bed.
(b) Touch his mother.
(c) Speak.
(d) Look anyone in the eye.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Gerald's sister?

2. What was Gerald's mother arrested for after the fire?

3. How does Gerald's aunt find out about the accident with Gerald's wheelchair creation?

4. How does Gerald decide whether or not his mother is serious at the beginning of the book?

5. Why does Gerald end up doing what he at first refused to do on his birthday when his mother is there?

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