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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many castings do earthworms leave behind?
(a) Eight times their own weight every day.
(b) They don't leave behind castings.
(c) Two times their own weight every day.
(d) Two times their own weight every week.

2. What does Col. Purdy want to talk to Fisby about on the telephone?
(a) The Progress Report.
(b) Lotus Blossom.
(c) A trip to come visit.
(d) The gifts Fisby sent to the Col. to see.

3. What does Capt. McLean say chemicals on plants will do?
(a) They are good for the plants.
(b) They will kill the plants.
(c) They will kill the earthworms.
(d) They put nitrogen in the soil.

4. When Fisby tries to give a lecture to the crowd, Sakini stops him and explains that the villagers want to do something first. What?
(a) Give Fisby gifts.
(b) Ask about the school.
(c) Ask about America.
(d) Talk to Fisby.

5. Why is the daughter going on the trip?
(a) To visit her aunt.
(b) To take care of her children.
(c) To take care of her mother.
(d) To take care of the goats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the old woman sitting on top of the bundles related to?

2. What, according to Capt. McLean, do earthworms do?

3. Who is the 2nd-best carpenter in the village?

4. How does Sakini get Fisby to let Lotus Blossom teach the other women in town?

5. Fisby tells Capt. McLean that he feels free. When does he say this feeling started?

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