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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the woman tell Thorby to do after the patrolman left?
(a) "Come on into the house."
(b) "Leave and don't come back."
(c) "Stay where you are."
(d) "Let's eat, you must be starved."

2. Where was Thorby born?
(a) Venus.
(b) Earth.
(c) Mars.
(d) Jupitor.

3. Who financed the beggar to purchase lot ninety-seven?
(a) The noblewoman on the middle row.
(b) The alms collector.
(c) Dwarol the Syndonian.
(d) The auctioneer.

4. Why was Thorby not considered part of the underworld?
(a) His master has set him free.
(b) Baslim kept a tight leash on him.
(c) Baslim has a profession.
(d) He has a legally recognized status .

5. What did Thorby and Baslim do at the Plaza of Liberty?
(a) Pick up trash.
(b) Beg.
(c) Sing.
(d) Dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Baslim choose to beg in the Plaza of Liberty?

2. What caused the beggar to believe the boy was not docile?

3. What did not change even though Baslim acquired another mattress?

4. Why did Baslim send Thorby to the shipyards?

5. Thorby was born what?

(see the answer key)

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