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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Baslim began teaching Thorby to do what?
(a) Dance.
(b) Steal.
(c) Read.
(d) Play music.

2. How did Captain Krausa propose to take Thorby to the ship?
(a) Walk him there.
(b) Hide him in laundry.
(c) Fly him aboard.
(d) Roll him in a cart.

3. Why did Baslim choose to beg in the Plaza of Liberty?
(a) It was not so far from home.
(b) He made more money there.
(c) He could watch the slave ships and auctions.
(d) The gentlemen are nicer there.

4. How did Thorby get to the honky-tonk neighborhood?
(a) By sneaking a ride with a compassionate patrolman.
(b) By hailing a cab.
(c) By crawling on rooftops.
(d) By walking the streets in the dark.

5. Who is Dr. Samuel Renshaw?
(a) Baslim's penpal from Earth.
(b) A man from Earth that grew a garden.
(c) A man from Earth that taught about the mind.
(d) A man from Earth who Baslim knows.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Thorby born?

2. What was in his bowl that the gentleman took?

3. What did Baslim have the slave boy do first?

4. How did Baslim die?

5. Why did Baslim never send Thorby out of the city?

(see the answer key)

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