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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the newspaper owner wear on his head?
(a) A bowler hat.
(b) A straw hat.
(c) A stetson.
(d) A handkerchief.

2. What does the narrator say is the only difference between Phil's furniture and the furniture she used at Barney's?
(a) The label.
(b) The design.
(c) The price tag.
(d) The material.

3. All the furniture looks like its been ordered out of _____________.
(a) An online WalMart.
(b) The city dump.
(c) An Ikea catalogue.
(d) A Sears catalogue.

4. From whom do the siblings steal food?
(a) Their grandmother.
(b) The hospital.
(c) Other children.
(d) Their mother.

5. How does the middle brother of the Walker family die?
(a) He boils himself to death.
(b) He walks in front of a train.
(c) He hangs himself.
(d) He overdoses on opium.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is the only thing in Phil's house without an expensive price tag?

2. Whom does Casey think the young man with greased hair looks like?

3. Whom do the owl children try to eat when their food runs out?

4. With whom does Barney want the narrator to live?

5. What does Barney say the narrator is instead of a child?

(see the answer key)

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