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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had left Chris a $40,000 inheritance for his school?
(a) A friend of the family.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) A wealthy uncle.
(d) A former employer.

2. What message did Chris leave taped to the door of the bus?
(a) That he was near death.
(b) That he would return in an hour.
(c) That visitors were welcome.
(d) That he had staked a claim on this bus.

3. How long did Chris survive in that hostile environment?
(a) Almost a year.
(b) Sixteen weeks.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Six months.

4. What prevented Jan and Bob from going to Bullhead City to pick Chris up?
(a) He arrived at their door before they could leave.
(b) A series of freak desert storms.
(c) Their mobile home broke down.
(d) Information that they were wanted by the police.

5. What was the official verdict on the cause of death?
(a) Lead poisoning.
(b) Punctured lungs.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Pneumonia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What work did Chris (Alex) do while he stayed with Jan and Bob at The Slabs?

2. What is The Slabs?

3. How did Chris describe Charlie, the man who let him stay in a vacant mobile home?

4. How had Chris already been separating himself from his family?

5. At what point did Chris stop writing in his journal?

(see the answer key)

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