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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters 1-4 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What piece of equipment had Simon sawed in half?
(a) A wheelbarrow.
(b) A workbench.
(c) A ladder.
(d) A shovel handle.

2. How many passengers were allowed to board the bus when it stopped after picking up the Chestnuts?
(a) 85.
(b) 40.
(c) 72.
(d) 56.

3. What year was the war settled?
(a) 2078.
(b) 2100.
(c) 2065.
(d) 2095.

4. What kind of home does Sarat live in?
(a) Sarat lives on a rusty old houseboat.
(b) Sarat lives in a cave along the riverbank.
(c) Sarat lives in a corrugated steel container salvaged from the shipyard.
(d) Sarat lives in a dilapidated, two-story wooden farmhouse.

5. What kind of structure are the Chestnuts assigned to live in when they arrive at the refugee camp?
(a) A tent.
(b) A dormitory.
(c) A houseboat.
(d) An apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state does Sarat live in at the beginning of the book?

2. What is the name of the humanitarian organization that runs the refugee camp?

3. What is a Sea-Tok?

4. What kind of statue sits near the front door to Sarat's house?

5. When the narrator talks about "Birds," to what is he referring?

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