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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does G.'s next door neighbor box her son's, Bob's, ears?
(a) He was late to supper.
(b) He broke G.'s mother's pumpkin vine.
(c) He cursed out loud.
(d) He got into a fight with G.

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

3. Why does Miss Foster go to see the landlord?
(a) To pay the rent.
(b) To ask about her husband and her home.
(c) To get her rent back.
(d) To get help.

4. Why does the old man keep looking up at the landlord's house before he retires to bed?
(a) He is praying for the landlord.
(b) He is putting a bad spell on the landlord.
(c) He is suspicious of what goes on there.
(d) He wonders what it feels like to be big and great.

5. What device does the author use to let the reader know that the head teacher likes to drink ?
(a) Narration.
(b) Descriptive words.
(c) Dialogue.
(d) Point of view.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the neighbors refer to G's day of celebration in order to console him?

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

3. What is G. celebrating in Chapter 1?

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

5. What does Pa do that he never told anyone else about?

(see the answer key)

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