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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sister Carlotta discover Bean can do that the other members of his crew cannot?
(a) Read.
(b) Telekinesis.
(c) Manipulate large sums of numbers in his head.
(d) Communicate psychically.

2. How do the older students treat the new ones?
(a) They ignore them.
(b) They physically bully them.
(c) They reassure them.
(d) They taunt and tease them.

3. Where does Bean see Poke's corpse?
(a) The river.
(b) A dumpster.
(c) In the crew's sleeping area.
(d) Behind the soup kitchen's back door.

4. What is the purpose of Achilles' manipulations among the children of the crew?
(a) To wrest loyalty of the crew members away from Poke.
(b) To help Poke maintain control of the group.
(c) To get them to take responsibility for themselves.
(d) To keep the children from thinking about how hard their lives are.

5. What second thoughts does Bean have about Achilles?
(a) They should have killed Achilles.
(b) They should have forced Achilles into a different neighborhood.
(c) Achilles should be crew leader.
(d) Achilles should not be crew leader.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bean access restricted areas in the station's main computer?

2. Who becomes known as the Papa of the crew?

3. What does the person to whom Dimak speaks say is intimidating?

4. What is one of Bean's main disadvantages?

5. How does Bean get his name?

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