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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom do the boys end up running away from as they escape the landlord's gate?
(a) A couple.
(b) A large dog.
(c) The overseer.
(d) The landlord.

2. Why does Trumper shout out when the boys are trying be quiet on the trash heap?
(a) They are sitting on a wasps' nest.
(b) The overseer is coming.
(c) He sees a couple kissing.
(d) He realizes that they are in an ants' nest.

3. What does Pa do that he never told anyone else about?
(a) He writes a letter to the king.
(b) He nearly drowns.
(c) He has an affair.
(d) He touches a dead man.

4. Which woman had children by a baker, a butcher and an unknown man?
(a) Miss Foster.
(b) Bob's mother.
(c) Ma.
(d) G. mother.

5. In Chapter 7, what does Trumper say Mr. Slime wants to put an end to?
(a) Being "born again."
(b) Riots.
(c) Landlord's rents.
(d) Democracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Trumper, Boy Blue and G. sneak onto the landlord's grounds at night in Chapter 7?

2. Which of the three boys in Chapter 7 end up being converted by the preacher?

3. How does Bob feel about his mother beating him all of the time?

4. Miss Foster says the phrase "..pick up the weself" when telling Bob's mother and G.'s mother about the flood. What does "weself" mean?

5. Where are the poor whites on the island originally from?

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