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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, The Announcement: Pages 87-107.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the boat reaches the Cliffs of Insanity, what does the Spaniard note?
(a) Someone's following them.
(b) Buttercup is missing.
(c) The Count had given different orders.
(d) They have no drinking water left.

2. Why does Buttercup toss and turn all night following the visit from the Count and Countess?
(a) She wonders why women follow the farm boy around.
(b) She doesn't want her parents to be arrested.
(c) She is worried she might have insulted the Count.
(d) She doesn't want her horse to be taken away.

3. When Buttercup jumps overboard into Florin Channel, someone tells her that she should beware of what?
(a) Bloodthirsty sharks.
(b) Ravenous piranhas.
(c) Merciless pirates.
(d) Prince Humperdinck.

4. While the author's family was in New York, where was he?
(a) Texas.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) California.

5. How does young Buttercup like spending most of her time?
(a) Sewing with her mother.
(b) Swimming in the river.
(c) Farming with her father.
(d) Riding her horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Queen speak for the King?

2. As the Spaniard waits for the mystery man to reach the top of the Cliffs of Insanity, what does he ponder?

3. How did the author's relative entertain him during his recovery period?

4. Who entertained the author when he was a child recovering at home?

5. Who is Count Rugen?

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