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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Neil finds the boy later, what is he doing?
(a) Crying because the head librarian said he could not see the books.
(b) Trying to reach a large book on the top shelf.
(c) Sleeping under a library table.
(d) Sitting on the floor looking at a book of Gauguin paintings.

2. Where is the house of Neil Klugman's aunt and uncle where he lives?
(a) Jersey City.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Newark, New Jersey.
(d) Lower Manhattan.

3. How does Brenda feel about her mother?
(a) She thinks her mother is the world's greatest.
(b) She thinks her mother hates her and is jealous of her.
(c) She thinks her mother is uneducated.
(d) She thinks her mother stays at home too much.

4. What promotion has more or less been promised to Neil?
(a) He has been selected to become education division supervisor.
(b) He is scheduled to become the assistant librarian.
(c) He has been promised a transfer to the Short Hills brance.
(d) He is supposed to be put in charge of the Reference Room, which is a currently a vacant position.

5. What happens when Julie loses the game?
(a) She upsets the chess board and scatters the pieces.
(b) She takes the dart board off the wall.
(c) She starts laughing because she let Neil win.
(d) She throws her ping pong paddle at Neil and says she hates him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the boy not want to check out the Gauguin book after Neil promises to help him?

2. At the pool, what juvenile prank does Neil attempt?

3. What is the rule when Mr. Patimkin invites Neil to play basketball with him and Julie?

4. What does Neil do from his desk on the main floor?

5. Who is playing tennis with Brenda when Neill walks up?

(see the answer key)

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