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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Introduction and "Jutland" Pages 3-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do the boys plan to go to the police?
(a) Never.
(b) After dinner.
(c) As soon as they return to town.
(d) In the morning.

2. As the children watch the hand in the water, the narrator notes, "It rode there tremulously and irresolutely" (7). How did the hand move?
(a) In an uncertain, unsteady way.
(b) In a violent, angry way.
(c) In a gentle, calming way.
(d) In a mechanical, jerking way.

3. What does the overgrown plant life sometimes cause to happen at Jutland?
(a) Children sometimes get lost in the area.
(b) The thick underbrush sometimes catches fire.
(c) Hikers do not always see bears in time to get away.
(d) The turnaround for cars gets too overgrown to use.

4. What is the name of the town where the story begins?
(a) Tobermory.
(b) Yarmouth.
(c) Walley.
(d) Nelson.

5. What is in the red box in the museum?
(a) Porcelain insulators.
(b) Donations to keep the museum running.
(c) Optometrist's instruments.
(d) Old photographs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the boys usually call one another when they are out at Jutland?

3. What first causes the boys to notice the submerged car?

4. To what does the narrator compare the opthalmoscope?

5. What do the boys plan to brag about when they return from swimming at Jutland?

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