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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is terrified of the sea?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Fanny.
(c) Mrs. Williams.
(d) Theophilus.

2. What is the custom for the Sunday School children to do for Palm Sunday?
(a) Serve refreshments.
(b) Decorate the church.
(c) Sing.
(d) Hand out bulletins.

3. When Oscar meets his father along the road carrying buckets, what does Theophilus look like?
(a) Shrunken with dark circles around his eyes.
(b) Healthy and vigorous.
(c) Tanned.
(d) Dressed up in his best suit.

4. What does Theophilus ask Mrs. Williams to do after Oscar runs away?
(a) Travel to the city for supplies.
(b) Take over Oscar's chores.
(c) Kneel and pray.
(d) Pack away Oscar's belongings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theophilus tell Oscar that the yellow "tor" stone is made of?

2. When Oscar is peering through the fence at Reverend Stratton butchering a pig, what does Stratton throw at Oscar?

3. How old is Elizabeth Mullins?

4. What does Theophilus find inscribed along the stone path in Hennecombe?

5. Why did the narrator's mother take the wire from the fuse in Chapter 2?

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