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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

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 confuses him.
(b) It is too bright.
(c) It would mean more to him.
(d) So it doesn't hurt him.

2. Why do the landlords travel from road to road throughout the village in Chapter 2?
(a) To assess the damage from the flood.
(b) To chat with the villagers.
(c) To be sure that everyone has enough water.
(d) To collect the rent money.

3. What happens to a lot of trees in the village?
(a) People use them for firewood.
(b) Lightning hits them.
(c) They are felled.
(d) There is a forest fire.

4. When the shoemaker, Mr. Foster and the others talk about the possibility of a strike or losing their jobs, whom does the shoemaker say they should leave the thinking to?
(a) The headmaster.
(b) Mr. Creighton.
(c) Mr. Slime.
(d) Ma and Pa.

5. 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?
(a) Ourselves.
(b) Photos of them when they were little.
(c) Little children.
(d) They do not know what she means.

Short Answer Questions

1. The village overseers are given special favors. What is one favor given?

2. When the landlord speaks personally to Ma while she is on her way to the office in Chapter 8, what does he tell her he will do if things get any worse in the village?

3. Who is the main protagonist in Chapter 10?

4. Who is the only person G. has an attachment to and is grateful for in high school?

5. What role does Bob play in order to get past his mother, G.'s mother and Miss Foster?

(see the answer key)

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