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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Christopher say his grandmother used to call "the sleep of the righteous"?
(a) Death.
(b) A deep sleep.
(c) Sleeping in beds.
(d) A room protected by guards.

2. How do the soldiers feel about the house, in "Chapter 1"?
(a) They ignore it.
(b) They want to burn it.
(c) They try to take it over.
(d) They are grateful to the people who live there.

3. Why does Boy criticize Kitty's cooking, in "Chapter 3"?
(a) He thinks it is boring.
(b) He thinks it is too ethnic.
(c) He thinks there isn't enough meat.
(d) He thinks it's too American.

4. How are the members of Paul's family killed?
(a) Paul doesn't know.
(b) They are drowned.
(c) Their throats are slit.
(d) They are shot.

5. What do the people in the back of the truck think of themselves, in "Chapter 1"?
(a) That they are bettering their lives.
(b) That they will receive help soon.
(c) That they are teachers.
(d) That they are soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Miss Mattie's granddaughter feel drawn to help others?

2. In "Chapter 1," where does the narrator say the soldiers sleep?

3. What does Harriet do for a living?

4. Where are the words "no telephone to heaven" painted?

5. What does the Brother at the church give Christopher as a child?

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