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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, The Kaiser and the Queen of Morecambe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Muriel?
(a) Reeda's secret partner.
(b) Reeda's older sister.
(c) Morris's mother.
(d) Reeda's lover.

2. Why does Cy climb a building?
(a) To hack the villain loose from a flagpole.
(b) To find his mother in the crowd.
(c) To race ahead off the crowd across the rooftops.
(d) To see the burning better.

3. How does Cy respond to what he sees in the basin?
(a) Fear.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Disgust.

4. What does Riley admire about Cy?
(a) His mother.
(b) His intelligence.
(c) His imagination and dexterity.
(d) His reticence.

5. Why is Riley offering Cy an apprenticeship?
(a) Because he thinks Cy will turn out to be no good otherwise.
(b) To pass on his artisanship and genius to someone before he dies.
(c) Because he knew Cy's father.
(d) Because he is in love with Cy's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Cy when the book opens?

2. With whom does Cy fall in love?

3. Where does Riley take Cy for his first visit to a pub?

4. For what do the boys use Muriel's equipment?

5. Where do Cy and his friends go to watch an effigy of "Kaiser Bill" burn?

(see the answer key)

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