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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does David say he was when he learned the truth about George?
(a) When he was in the first grade.
(b) Ten years old.
(c) In the eighth grade.
(d) About seventeen.

2. In "Chapter 3," why does David stop on the way to school to write?
(a) Because he wants to write a note to a friend.
(b) Because he wants to write a novel.
(c) Because someone asked him to write a song.
(d) Because he forgot his homework.

3. In "Chapter 1," what does David say lights up the night during his train ride?
(a) Stars.
(b) Signs.
(c) People.
(d) Cars' headlights.

4. Who finds work at the propeller factory?
(a) Children.
(b) Unemployed mechanics.
(c) Young men.
(d) Mostly women.

5. Why does David's father sell the seeds in "Chapter 3"?
(a) To prove he is right.
(b) To make David's mother angry.
(c) For grocery money.
(d) To start a new business.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does David say he learned that George was arrested?

2. What does David remember Bruce doing the first time they play together?

3. At the end of "Chapter 1," what does David watch out his train window?

4. In "Chapter 4," who asks Aunt Mae about why she didn't go up on Bobbie Lee Taylor's stage?

5. In "Chapter 3," what happens to Mrs. Watkins when she tries to knock the door down?

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