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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 does Cy recognize?
(a) Reeba's helper.
(b) A man down the street as the thief who stole his bike.
(c) A woman who used to live at the boarding house.
(d) A policeman who accepts bribes from his mother.

2. What confuses Cy?
(a) Where is father is.
(b) Why his mother cries for strangers.
(c) Why he is not attending school.
(d) Watching his mother care for sobbing women who visit in the middle of the night.

3. With whom does Cy fall in love?
(a) Eva Brennan.
(b) Essie Jones.
(c) Eva von Braun.
(d) Estelle Baker.

4. Who is Colin Willacy?
(a) Cy's mother's lawyer.
(b) Cy's grandfather.
(c) Cy's uncle.
(d) The headmaster at Cy's school.

5. Of what are Cy's earliest memories?
(a) A pig being slaughtered next door.
(b) Laughing summer crowds.
(c) A ship from India coming into port one day and the excitement of it.
(d) His mother leaning over his bed and singing him a lullaby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the summer crowds gather?

2. What regularly claims victims among children and tourists?

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

4. What do the Ladies of Leeds do?

5. What is a distinct favorite of Cy and his friends?

(see the answer key)

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