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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gerald need batteries for on his eighth birthday?
(a) A flashlight.
(b) A remote control.
(c) A portable tv.
(d) A walkman.

2. Why does Gerald not want to sit in the shopping cart at the beginning of the book?
(a) He has sores on his bum.
(b) He can't see his mother.
(c) He wet his pants.
(d) He wants to see around.

3. What does Gerald's aunt want him to fetch from the garage?
(a) A book case.
(b) A go cart.
(c) A bike.
(d) A sewing machine.

4. What does Gerald's aunt threaten to get her lights turned back on?
(a) To take her business to another company.
(b) To sue them for wrongful judgment.
(c) To tell a news agency they turned off a disabled woman's lights.
(d) To not pay the rest of her bills.

5. Why does Gerald's aunt give him his big present a day before his birthday?
(a) To give him a way to escape if he needs to.
(b) To make sure it is a big surprise.
(c) To see his smile before she has to share it.
(d) To cheer him up about having to see his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Monique offer for Gerald's birthday?

2. Why was Gerald's aunt unable to pay the electric bill?

3. What is the name of the man who came to Gerald's birthday party?

4. Who did Gerald's sister live with most of her life?

5. Who starts the fire in Gerald's house?

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