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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Richard's mother force him to do with the dead kitten?
(a) Eat it
(b) Feed it to hyenas
(c) Bury it
(d) Burn it

2. What is the name of Richard's new landlady?
(a) Miss Taylor
(b) Jackie
(c) Mrs. Moss
(d) Bess

3. What is Matther's nickname?
(a) Screw loose
(b) Professor
(c) Doctor
(d) Shorty

4. Who does RIchard say is the person who encourages him to keep writing?
(a) A shop owner
(b) The newspaper editor
(c) His brother
(d) His father

5. Where does Richard work the following summer?
(a) A watermill
(b) A sawmill
(c) A grocery store
(d) A bomb factory

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard say he has to see to believe in God?

2. Why does Granny refuse to pay for Richard's school books?

3. How does Richard kill the kitten?

4. What kind of hat do the two boys knock off Richard's head?

5. What part of Arkansas does Maggie live in?

(see the answer key)

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