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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Man of Influence - chapters 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When leaving the grocery store in Chapter 2 of "Saint Crispin's Follower," Nicholas realizes he's been given one too many what?
(a) Quarters in his change.
(b) Bottles of wine.
(c) Loaves of bread.
(d) Nutmegs.

2. Miss Frye's mother's assertion of men in "The Binnacle Boy" was that they "are a stench in" what?
(a) "A boat's hold."
(b) "Women's houses."
(c) "Society."
(d) "God's nostrils."

3. What does Zorelli's wife suggest he carve from granite in Chapter 1 of "The Man of Influence"?
(a) A giant fish.
(b) Sausages.
(c) A roasted goose.
(d) A ham.

4. What is the profession of Paul Fleischman's father?
(a) Children's author.
(b) Stock broker.
(c) Miner.
(d) Accountant.

5. When was Paul Fleischman born?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1952.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what trade does the ghost say he worked for the Boccas as an enforcer in Chapter 3 of "The Man of Influence"?

2. Who says it is important to hear the confessions so that they might find out the truth about the Orion in Chapter 3 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

3. Tekoa claims her sister is able to open her mouth and eat, but she refuses to do what in Chapter 2 of "The Binnacle Boy"?

4. After several months, the statue in "The Binnacle Boy" becomes a place for what?

5. Where did Saints Crispin and Crispinian preach Christianity to the Gauls?

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