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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What truly alarms Meg?
(a) the timing of it
(b) Charles may die
(c) the uncertainty of life
(d) her father may never return

2. How does Charles look at the beginning of the book?
(a) black eye and torn clothes
(b) dressed in a suit
(c) as if he has grown in a day
(d) with camping clothes on

3. What sport do Sandy and Dennys play?
(a) football
(b) tennis
(c) soccer
(d) baseball

4. What does Meg notice about Charles as they're going through the garden?
(a) he's pale and out of breath
(b) he's able to not walk on the vegetables
(c) he's talking a lot
(d) he keeps crouching and looking around

5. What does Meg tell their mother Charles suspects?
(a) something is wrong with his mitochondria
(b) he will never fit in at school
(c) he is dying
(d) he is healthy

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the family's doctor?

2. What is the name of the Murrys' dog?

3. What does the Mother call Charles' suspicions?

4. What do the twins say about matter?

5. What does Charles tell Meg about school and his behavior?

(see the answer key)

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