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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way is G. embarrassed as he is being bathed outside in his yard?
(a) He is too skinny.
(b) The neighbor boys are peeking at him over the fence.
(c) He is too fat.
(d) His mother is babying him.

2. When an old woman tells a schoolboy she had once been a slave, what does his teacher tell him?
(a) In Barbados and a very long time ago.
(b) In England, a short time ago.
(c) In America, a hundred years ago.
(d) Not in Barbados and a very long time ago.

3. Who does the headmaster put to the back of his mind as being too big and important to deal with yet, after he has seen the contents of the envelope?
(a) His wife.
(b) Mr. Slime.
(c) The students.
(d) His boss.

4. Why do the landlords travel from road to road throughout the village in Chapter 2?
(a) To be sure that everyone has enough water.
(b) To chat with the villagers.
(c) To collect the rent money.
(d) To assess the damage from the flood.

5. Why does the white gentleman get angry when Gordon tries to sell him a fowlcock in Chapter 2?
(a) The fowlcock looks bad.
(b) He is busy.
(c) He is dressed for work.
(d) He doesn't have money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through what means does the author convey to the reader that Mr. Slime is no longer a schoolteacher?

2. What is the only thing that Ma believes matters?

3. Why does the mother groan in Chapter 1?

4. When G.'s mother sings in the house, in what way do the neighbors respond?

5. What role does Bob play in order to get past his mother, G.'s mother and Miss Foster?

(see the answer key)

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