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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Percy hit in the head with a snowball?
(a) Dunny.
(b) Mrs. Staunton.
(c) Mr. Dempster.
(d) Mrs. Dempster.

2. What does Percy's mother call him?
(a) Boy Piggy-Piggy.
(b) Boy Piggly-Wiggly.
(c) Pidgy Boy-Boy.
(d) Piggy Boy-Boy.

3. What does Mrs. Dempster do to bring Willie back to life?
(a) Prays and calls out his name.
(b) Breathes on him and calls his name.
(c) CPR.
(d) Prays over him.

4. What college is Percy sent away to?
(a) Colborne College.
(b) Colgate College.
(c) Bashurn College.
(d) Ricburn College.

5. At the age of thirteen, what job does Dunny get?
(a) An under-librarian position.
(b) An assistant to the lawyer.
(c) A type setter in the print shop.
(d) Secretary for his father's business.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator's intended audience?

2. How old was the narrator on December 27, 1908?

3. What is the name of the narrator of the story?

4. Which character was born prematurely?

5. When Dunny's mother makes him choose between Mrs. Dempster and her, what is Dunny's choice?

(see the answer key)

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