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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 - 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Oscar is peering through the fence at Reverend Stratton butchering a pig, what does Stratton throw at Oscar?
(a) Stone.
(b) Pine cone.
(c) Stick.
(d) Book.

2. Who earns a sixpence a week?
(a) Mrs. Williams.
(b) Mrs. Millar, the Stratton's cook.
(c) Theophilus.
(d) Mr. Stratton.

3. What does Elizabeth Mullins say when she attempts to lay the palm leaf underneath the horse's feet?
(a) Be careful!
(b) Whoa!
(c) Slow down!
(d) Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest.

4. What does Oscar do when his father gives him the scientific name for his new grey "tor" stone in Chapter 10?
(a) Asks more questions.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Bursts into tears.
(d) Says thank you.

5. What Sunday is it when Oscar leaves his father's home?
(a) Christmas Day.
(b) First Sunday in November.
(c) Third Sunday in October.
(d) Second Sunday after Easter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Theophilus injured when he is in the water on Christmas Day in Chapter 5?

2. What does the willow pattern on the Stratton's china look like to Oscar?

3. What does Theophilus Hopkins study in the natural world?

4. Why can't Mrs. Stratton have an official position in the Anglican church?

5. Who did the narrator's mother love to invite over for tea?

(see the answer key)

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