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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Professor takes Jeff to ________________, Jeff fears he will walk off down the beach and not return.
(a) Daytona Beach
(b) Panama City
(c) Ocean Beach
(d) Hilton Head

2. In what grade is Jeff when he finds out his mother has left him and his father, the Professor?
(a) Fifth
(b) First
(c) Eighth
(d) Second

3. When the Professor gives Jeff an allowance week after week, what does Jeff save up to buy?
(a) A guitar
(b) A bus ticket
(c) A book
(d) A plane ticket

4. Professor notes that Tolstoy once said that every unhappy family is ____________ in its own way.
(a) Determined
(b) Unhappy
(c) Quiet
(d) Happy

5. Melody makes sure to say that she would never work for or be supported by ___________.
(a) A Jew
(b) A white woman
(c) A man
(d) A professor

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Brother Thomas decide to take Jeff when he learns Jeff has not eaten?

2. Who writes Jeff a note saying that they would be happy to see him come back for the summer?

3. Jeff begins to read all that he can about _____________ in order to feel close to Melody.

4. Melody tells Jeff that _________________ have killed the crabs and the herons who used to live in the marshes.

5. What does Jeff ask the Professor when his letters to his mother and Gambo go unanswered?

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