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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Richard Call Samuel while the two are in the orphanage?
(a) "Mongrel."
(b) "Jail rat."
(c) "Ugly duckling."
(d) "Filthy street urchin."

2. Why does Captain Smith beat Samuel?
(a) He does not beat Samuel.
(b) Samuel steals his sword.
(c) Samuel was late bringing his breakfast.
(d) Samuel tried to escape.

3. What happens to Samuel when he steals from the shopkeeper in Chapter 1?
(a) The shopkeeper and his son chase Samuel and beat him up.
(b) The police are waiting for him around the corner.
(c) He repents when he passes a church.
(d) A storm causes him to sleep and fall, exposing him to the police.

4. Who arrives at the orphanage door to take Samuel to the New World?
(a) Captain Newport.
(b) Captain Smith.
(c) Reverend Hunt.
(d) Samuel's mother.

5. What does Samuel steal at the beginning of the novel?
(a) A locket belonging to his late mother.
(b) A sword that he's been eyeing for several weeks.
(c) A new pair of shoes because his existing shoes are destroyed.
(d) A teddy bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Samuel once they start to sail in Chapter 4?

2. How does Samuel know how to read?

3. What does the crew eat on the ship?

4. Why is Captain Smith under arrest in Chapter 4?

5. What happens to one of the path-cutters in Chapter 6?

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