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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Moles, The Lost Children, The Bobcat, Fall Song and Egrets.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the storm in 'Lightning' last?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 7 hours.
(d) 4 hours.

2. What made people think Lydia was taken by Indians in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) There was a message left.
(b) Horseprints were found by her bonnet.
(c) Her mother had a dream.
(d) She dropped trinkets on a road to a reservation.

3. What does the narrator say moles accomplish during their lives in 'Moles'?
(a) Replenishing the earth.
(b) Everything.
(c) Wreaking havoc.
(d) Nothing.

4. What does the lightning teach the narrator about in 'Lightning'?
(a) Human nature.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Fear.
(d) Creation.

5. What was Isaac's last name in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) Zane.
(b) Fane.
(c) Dane.
(d) Rane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator feel most sorry for in 'The Lost Children'?

2. What do the moles hide under in 'Moles'?

3. What was Isaac doing when he went missing in 'The Lost Children'?

4. What does the narrator eat in 'August'?

5. What pulls the mushrooms in 'Mushrooms' from the ground?

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