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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does G. feel it best to be separated for a day from what he found on the beach?
(a) It would mean more to him.
(b) It confuses him.
(c) It is too bright.
(d) So it doesn't hurt him.

2. What is one of the ways in which the old man and the old woman make a living?
(a) They sell cow's milk.
(b) They run a food cart.
(c) They sell goat's milk.
(d) They make clothing.

3. What does the young man, Barrow, decide to do for the war effort?
(a) Collect food and supplies.
(b) Join the army.
(c) Donate blood.
(d) Join the Royal Air Force.

4. Through what means does the author convey to the reader that Mr. Slime is no longer a schoolteacher?
(a) Dialogue between an older couple.
(b) Dialogue between Mr. Slime and the headmaster.
(c) Direct narration.
(d) Mr. Slime speaking in the first person.

5. What does the shoemaker say the author J.B. Priestly prophesied?
(a) World War II.
(b) World War I.
(c) Tourism in Barbados.
(d) The end of the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the old woman say is Mr. Slime's enemy?

2. Why does Trumper shout out when the boys are trying be quiet on the trash heap?

3. What does G. find on the beach that he decides to hide?

4. What country does Boy Blue say Mr. Slime calls the bread basket of the world?

5. What does the old man say Mr. Slime is telling the people they should own?

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