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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Short Stories : Chapter 9, A Gentle Spirit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a man who is called a Rag do?
(a) Anything for other men.
(b) Beg on the street.
(c) Clean chimneys.
(d) Shine boots.

2. What does the little boy hope to feel the morning after the party?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Hope.
(c) Relief.
(d) Aged.

3. Who teases the boy in 'A Little Hero'?
(a) All of these.
(b) Older men.
(c) Older women.
(d) Older boys.

4. What does the boy feel he has won the morning after the party?
(a) His place.
(b) His manhood.
(c) His respect.
(d) His cap.

5. What does the Rag say he has never done for money?
(a) Killed a man.
(b) Taken a bribe.
(c) Slept with a woman.
(d) Begged.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the boy express his affections to an older woman?

2. What did the main character of 'A Gentle Spirit' say the girl was suffering from?

3. What was the Rag known to do on a regular basis?

4. Why did the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' like to upset the girl?

5. What does the main character in 'A Gentle Spirit' have to lure the girl to do?

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