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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Short Stories : Chapter 9, A Gentle Spirit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' describe the girl's soul?
(a) Lowly.
(b) Comely.
(c) Gentle.
(d) Meek.

2. What is the boy told to do the morning after the party?
(a) Take a test.
(b) Ride a pony.
(c) Fight in a match.
(d) Cut down a tree.

3. What did the Rag say caused him psychological harm?
(a) Accepting money from a bribe taker.
(b) Growing up alone.
(c) Seeing the ravages of war.
(d) Watching his father killed.

4. What does the Rag compare his timidity to?
(a) A kitten's.
(b) A bird's.
(c) A turtle's.
(d) A bunny's.

5. What does the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' have to lure the girl to do?
(a) Take lower prices.
(b) Come around more often.
(c) Have conversation.
(d) Call him by his first name.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the boy in 'A Little Hero' feel when he is made the rival to a young pretty girl?

2. How long was 'Polzunkov'?

3. Who does the girl in 'A Gentle Spirit' work for?

4. How does the boy express his affections to an older woman?

5. How is the atmosphere described at the beginning of 'A Little Hero'?

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