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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 & 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Cotton die in his dream?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He has a heart attack.
(c) He dies of old age.
(d) He drowns.

2. What item did Schecker foolishly bring with him during their raid on the Apache cabin?
(a) A set of jingle bells.
(b) A telephone.
(c) An alarm clock.
(d) A radio.

3. Which of the campers sucks his thumb when he's nervous?
(a) Goodenow.
(b) Lally Two.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Shecker.

4. What did Lally One do in retaliation for Cotton's scolding?
(a) He tore up the boys' family photographs.
(b) He stabbed Cotton in the leg.
(c) He went on a hunger strike for three days.
(d) He killed his brother's pets.

5. Why does Cotton fear that the campers aren't ready for their quest?
(a) Cotton has no doubts. He knows the boys are ready for their quest.
(b) Because the quest is dangerous.
(c) Because the boys are still very young.
(d) Because the boys have a tendency to bicker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous road do the Bedwetters drive down toward their quest?

2. How old is Cotton at the beginning of the novel?

3. What emotion overwhelms Cotton when he realizes the scores of the final vote?

4. What do the boys steal from the camp shed before they depart on their quest?

5. Which of the following boys is considered to be the most stubborn?

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