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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Outing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What flies towards and hits the brother while he plays across the street from the Grimes' apartment?
(a) A cherry.
(b) A tree branch.
(c) A can.
(d) A rock.

2. Where do the Grimes' boys sit every Saturday in The Rockpile?
(a) Their back porch.
(b) Their front porch.
(c) The window ledge.
(d) The fire escape.

3. What do the boys plan to give as a birthday gift in The Outing?
(a) A gold ring.
(b) A gold plated barrette.
(c) A gold plated brooch.
(d) A gold plated necklace.

4. What does the brother become distracted by when he goes to play with his friends across the street?
(a) A drawing of a locomotive.
(b) A drawing of a bird.
(c) A drawing of a treehouse.
(d) A drawing of a ship.

5. What does Brother Elisha go and get for Sylvia?
(a) Some fruit.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) A beer.
(d) A sandwich.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the annual outing occur?

2. When lunch begins, what does everyone eat out of in The Outing?

3. What have children been warned about in regards to what lies across the street from the Grimes' apartment?

4. In The Outing, who has appeared to become attached to Sylvia's side?

5. What does Gabriel demand to know from his wife?

(see the answer key)

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