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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Keepsakes and Treasures, and Good Boys Deserve Favors.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In October's story, who first nicknames the boy Runt, and why?
(a) His parents name him Runt, because he is their least favorite child.
(b) His teacher names him Runt after a character from a book who was small and weak.
(c) He names himself Runt, to show that he doesn't care what others say about him.
(d) His brothers name him Runt, because he is younger, smaller and weaker than them.

2. Where does a woman from the bar take the narrator?
(a) To a bar for gumbo.
(b) To a graveyard.
(c) Back to the hotel.
(d) To an abandoned house.

3. After following the path away from the river, what does Runt come to?
(a) A friendly looking farmhouse with lights on inside.
(b) A police station.
(c) A creepy-looking abandoned farmhouse.
(d) A graveyard.

4. What do the two of them do?
(a) Play hide and seek in the farmhouse.
(b) Tell ghost stories.
(c) Play in the river.
(d) Explore and climb a tree.

5. What does the old man tell them his father used the cages for?
(a) To lock up the boys when they were naughty.
(b) To lock up people who trespassed on the land.
(c) To keep strange animals in.
(d) To lock up the dogs he used for hunting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Alice's main interest outside of business?

2. Who is in the car with Mr. Alice when he picks up the narrator at the station?

3. Why does the narrator not understand the jokes the other boys tell?

4. What happens to the Shahinai man after eight months?

5. What does the old Shahinai woman take in exchange for the young man?

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