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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. Who teases the boy in 'A Little Hero'?
(a) Older women.
(b) Older men.
(c) All of these.
(d) Older boys.

2. What does the Rag say he is the suckling babe of?
(a) His dreams.
(b) Mother Russia.
(c) Societal standards.
(d) Alchohol.

3. What is the child in 'A Little Hero' experiencing at the beginning of the story?
(a) War.
(b) School.
(c) Puberty.
(d) Fear.

4. 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.

5. How is the atmosphere described at the beginning of 'A Little Hero'?
(a) Confused.
(b) Festive.
(c) Merry.
(d) Chaotic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' like to upset the girl?

2. What does the main character of 'A Gentle Spirit' buy from the girl that no one else would have?

3. What does the Rag compare his timidity to?

4. What is the boy told to do the morning after the party?

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

(see the answer key)

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