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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a firedamp?
(a) A wet rag.
(b) A flammable gas.
(c) A firefighter.
(d) An appendage on a fireplace.

2. What news does Jay share with his mother?
(a) He is moving to America.
(b) He has a terminal illness.
(c) He is in love with Lizzie.
(d) He has shot his father.

3. Who heads up the group who kidnaps Mack?
(a) Paul.
(b) Robert.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Jay.

4. What does Mack have to do before he can leave the mine?
(a) Burn off the firedamp.
(b) Bring all the tools out.
(c) Make sure everyone is out.
(d) Shut down all the vents.

5. What surprising news does Lizzie tell Mack?
(a) He is a free man.
(b) She is in love with him.
(c) His sister has been captured.
(d) Annie has married someone else.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mack going to Edinburgh?

2. With whom does Mack live when he escapes?

3. In what country does the novel primarily take place?

4. What does Robert do when Jay tells him that Jay and Lizzie are going to marry?

5. What does Jay tell his father and brother about Mack?

(see the answer key)

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