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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 dessert does Bud get in trouble for picking at before dinner?
(a) Carrot cake.
(b) Apple pie.
(c) Chocolate cake.
(d) Rhubarb pie.

2. What do the boys think Jutland is named after?
(a) The town founder's birthplace.
(b) The ruins of a dam across the river.
(c) A famous WWI battle.
(d) The peninsular shape of the land.

3. What animals are most prominently featured in the description of the boys' walk to the river?
(a) Squirrels.
(b) Coyotes.
(c) Birds.
(d) Rabbits.

4. What conclusion does the narrator come to about why the boys did not tell their parents about the dead body?
(a) All three boys are a little bit afraid of their parents.
(b) The three boys began to doubt their memories once they were separated.
(c) There is already too much going on in each of their houses.
(d) The boys enjoy knowing something that no one else knows.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what does the narrator compare a part of the retinoscope?

3. What do the men in town call the boys when they are in a good mood and want to seem friendly?

4. Who is with Cece Ferns at the river in the narrative present?

5. What words best characterize Jimmy's crowded family household?

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