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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way is Malcolm's canoe NOT improved during its period of refurbishment?
(a) It has been tweaked so that it will go faster.
(b) It has been given a new paint job.
(c) There has been a tarp installed in order to repel rain.
(d) It has had a bunk installed.

2. What is NOT a quality of the object dropped by the man that ends up in Malcolm's possession?
(a) It is carved out of two pieces of wood.
(b) It is heavy.
(c) It looks like an acorn.
(d) It is carved from one single piece of wood.

3. What vehicle do Malcolm and Hannah use in order to communicate?
(a) Recordings.
(b) Morse code.
(c) Smoke signals.
(d) Books.

4. Coram warns Malcolm in Chapter 12 that what event will be catastrophic?
(a) A fire.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A flood.
(d) A cyclone.

5. Within Chapter 5, who muses about where the overdue acorn-like object may be?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Coram.
(c) Dr. Hannah Relf.
(d) Gunnar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who holds the position of carpenter within Malcolm's community?

2. What is the function of the device called an alethiometer?

3. The name La Belle Sauvage belongs to which object featured in the novel?

4. To whom does Malcolm report at the start of Chapter 11?

5. Who serves as Hannah's contact within the Oakley Street organization?

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