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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 14, 15, and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zero tell Mr. Pendanski when asked what he wants to do with his life?
(a) He likes to dig holes.
(b) He wants to be a policeman.
(c) He wants to be president.
(d) He tells Mr. Pendanski to shut up.

2. Why does Stanley tell X-Ray to wait to give what he found in the hole on the third day to Mr. Pendanski until the next day?
(a) So that they will get more time off.
(b) They want to try the lipstick on.
(c) So they can see if there is anything valuable about the tube.
(d) So they can lie about where they found it.

3. What does X-Ray do for Stanley when the boys return from digging in the evening on the day the warden appears?
(a) Has Stanley trade cots.
(b) Gives Stanley a phone call.
(c) Makes a place for Stanley next to him.
(d) Gives Stanley some of the extra food he got.

4. What has Stanley been told he will win if he ever finds anything interesting while digging?
(a) An extra hour of sleep.
(b) An extra plate of food.
(c) The rest of the day off.
(d) An extra glass of water.

5. What is Stanley's father's profession?
(a) Bank Teller.
(b) Camp Councilor.
(c) Factory Worker.
(d) Inventor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Barf Bag, aka Lewis, the boy who had previously occupied Stanley's cot?

2. Why did Madam Zeroni try to dissuade Elya from trying to marry Myra Menke?

3. What does the warden try to get the boys to do the day after the lipstick is brought to the warden's attention?

4. Who does the warden have fill the canteens after Mr. Pendanski hesitated?

5. What surprises Stanley when he sees the warden for the first time?

(see the answer key)

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