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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how much does the narrator win in the Premium Bonds?
(a) 1,000 pounds.
(b) 25 pounds.
(c) 50 pounds.
(d) 500 pounds.

2. In Chapter 2, what color blanket is described in the back seat of the narrator’s father’s car?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

3. Where is the opal miner said to be from?
(a) South Africa.
(b) United States.
(c) Australia.
(d) New Zealand.

4. In Chapter 2, what color is the washbasin in the narrator’s room?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Beige.

5. How old is the narrator when he goes to Madame Tussauds wax museum?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the cat the opal miner gives to the narrator?

2. Around what time of day does the man commit suicide in the narrator’s father’s car?

3. What does Lettie give the narrator to eat in Chapter 2?

4. What does Ellen Henderson send the narrator on his birthday in Chapter 3?

5. What is on the birthday cake for the narrator’s seventh birthday?

(see the answer key)

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