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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do Bob's and G.'s mother decide are not worth bothering about?
(a) The children.
(b) Gordon.
(c) Mr. Foster.
(d) The fowlcock.

2. Who is the "Governor in Little England" the equivalent of in "Big England"?
(a) The king.
(b) The president.
(c) Parliament.
(d) The constable.

3. What author makes the shoemaker begin to think about colonial governors?
(a) Oscar Wilde.
(b) J.B. Priestly.
(c) George Lamming.
(d) Dickens.

4. What delicacy is being sold by a road vendor in Chapter 2?
(a) Oysters and crabs.
(b) Black pudding and souse.
(c) Lobster boiled in chicken broth.
(d) Cheesecake.

5. What country does Boy Blue say Mr. Slime calls the bread basket of the world?
(a) England.
(b) America.
(c) Trinidad.
(d) Panama.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the landlords travel from road to road throughout the village in Chapter 2?

3. Which two women get into a physical brawl in Chapter 5?

4. G.'s mother hits him with a broken branch after the fence comes down. Why?

5. What is the only thing that Ma believes matters?

(see the answer key)

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