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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 11, 12, and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is staring over Stanley's shoulder while he writes his letter to his parents?
(a) Armpit.
(b) Lump.
(c) Magnet.
(d) Zero.

2. What happened to Barf Bag, aka Lewis, the boy who had previously occupied Stanley's cot?
(a) He won the lottery.
(b) He went home.
(c) He died.
(d) He is in the hospital.

3. What happened to Stanley's great-grandfather's fortune when he went out west?
(a) It was stolen by Kissing Kate Barlow.
(b) The government took it.
(c) It was taken by Indians.
(d) He lost it in the desert.

4. What feeling does Mr. Sir tell Stanley that Stanley will have for the next eighteen months?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Thirst.
(c) Exhaustion.
(d) Hunger.

5. Why does Stanley's family not go to court to defend Stanley?
(a) They have no money.
(b) Stanley have been in too much trouble already.
(c) They are out of town.
(d) Stanley needs to learn a lesson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Stanley decide to make the deal with X-Ray to give him anything he finds?

2. What is said to be true if a person can see the yellow spots on a yellow-spotted lizard?

3. When Stanley returns to the camp after digging his second hole, what does he find happening?

4. What does Stanley find in the hole on the second day?

5. Why is the "rec room" referred to as the "wreck room"?

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