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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To where does Danny run away in the Prologue?
(a) Newcastle.
(b) Gdansk.
(c) America.
(d) London.

2. Why does Mr. Offerton send Hugh to the schoolmaster's office when he sees him in the courtyard in the Prologue?
(a) He needs to be told about Peter.
(b) Hugh's mother is there to see him.
(c) They want to question him about Micky.
(d) Hugh will be whipped for going swimming.

3. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what "secret" does Samuel know that he says may come back to haunt Augusta?
(a) Joseph's work is not respected.
(b) Joseph has been unfaithful.
(c) Peter's brother, a lawyer, is making inquiries.
(d) Augusta has feelings for Micky.

4. What does Augusta know as Samuel Pilaster's weakness?
(a) A young man.
(b) Women.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Drinking.

5. What do Micky and Edward do to the other boys at the watering hole?
(a) They join them in a game.
(b) They make them leave the hole.
(c) They throw their clothes in the water.
(d) They take their clothes and run.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Augusta having a tea party in Part I, Chapter 1?

2. Why does Maisie leave home in the Prologue?

3. Why is Micky afraid of his father?

4. What does Augusta reveal to Micky at the end of Part 1, Chapter 3?

5. What does Albert Cammel's letter to Hugh reveal?

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