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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Jutland" Pages 16-31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What first causes the boys to notice the submerged car?
(a) The motion of the dead man's arm.
(b) The trunk sticking up out of the water.
(c) The blue color in the water.
(d) The air bubbles surfacing around it.

2. What is Captain Tervitt's current job?
(a) Special constable.
(b) None--he is retired.
(c) Town clerk.
(d) Ship's captain.

3. To what does the narrator compare the opthalmoscope?
(a) A snowman.
(b) A kaleidoscope.
(c) A snake.
(d) A broken mirror.

4. What do the boys plan to brag about when they return from swimming at Jutland?
(a) That they went swimming above the dam instead of below it.
(b) That they found a dead body.
(c) That they swam farther out into the river than any of the other boys have before.
(d) That they swam when there was still some snow on the ground.

5. What strange thing does Cece's father do when he is in a violent mood?
(a) Hoots like a monkey.
(b) Throws the Bible on the floor.
(c) Takes his shoes and socks off.
(d) Snarls like a dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mrs. Willens sees the boys in front of her house, what does she do?

2. What does Bud tell his little brother Doris is doing at the stove?

3. How do the boys know whose car they are looking at in the water?

4. Who is the author of "The Love of a Good Woman"?

5. Whose sister rides by on a bike and insults the boys after they leave Mrs. Willens's house?

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