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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To where does G.'s maternal uncle emigrate?
(a) England.
(b) America.
(c) Trinidad.
(d) Panama.

2. What is the headmaster's overwhelming feeling when he looks inside the envelope and thinks about its contents?
(a) Guilt at what he sees.
(b) Love because of the photo he sees.
(c) Fear over the contents.
(d) Confusion as to what he should do.

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

4. What do the village boys do for fun and adventure on the railroad tracks?
(a) Put pins and nails on the track to be flattened into knives.
(b) Lie down on the tracks.
(c) Run after trains to try and jump on.
(d) Jump over the tracks.

5. What did the old man once do that had money flowing through his hands "like the flood"?
(a) LIved in England and worked.
(b) Sold goats to the landlords.
(c) Helped build the Panama Canal.
(d) Panned for gold in South America.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is in the envelope that the head teacher receives from a boy?

4. What emotion does Bob's mother express when Bob smiles at G. being bathed?

5. When Miss Foster goes to see the landlord, Mr. Creighton, what does he do?

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