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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Harry know the friend he runs into while at the seashore in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) From the military.
(b) From the coal mine.
(c) From the factory.
(d) From college.

2. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what does Harry's friend urge him to do?
(a) Write a book.
(b) Start a business.
(c) Leave his family.
(d) Join the military.

3. In Part 1, Chapter 5, how long is Colin's mother in the hospital?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) A month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Four months.

4. What does Harry do after running into his friend in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) He borrows money from his friend.
(b) He invites his friend for dinner.
(c) He goes to a different beach.
(d) He goes home.

5. Where is the hut that Colin and his friends built?
(a) By the septic dump.
(b) In a valley.
(c) Next to the train tracks.
(d) Behind an incinerator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Colin's mother in the hospital?

2. Why does Harry become frustrated with Colin's preparatory tests?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 6, what does Colin do on Sundays?

4. Where will Colin go to school in the fall?

5. At the seashore, how does Colin first react to the water?

(see the answer key)

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