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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 39, 40, and 41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When would Zero go to homeless shelters?
(a) When he was scared.
(b) When he was hungry.
(c) When he felt sad.
(d) Only in bad weather.

2. What did Gladys Tennyson run out of her house to tell Sam?
(a) That she wanted to buy more of his medicine.
(b) That he shouldn't get involved with a white woman.
(c) That his medicine cured her daughter.
(d) She wanted to buy his mule, Mary Lou.

3. What does Stanley find waiting for him when he gets back to camp in Part 1, Chapter 16?
(a) His attorney.
(b) A letter from his mother.
(c) A new cot to sleep on.
(d) A letter from his girlfriend.

4. What did Trout and Linda want from Kate?
(a) Her loot.
(b) The pig song.
(c) Her clothes.
(d) The reward for her capture.

5. Why do the Zero and Stanley wash their socks in the jars?
(a) To keep bugs off the socks.
(b) So they won't contaminate the water they drink.
(c) To keep the socks cleaner.
(d) To see if they can.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zero tell Stanley before he falls to sleep on the mountain in Part 2, Chapter 39?

2. What surprises Stanley when he sees the warden for the first time?

3. What does Mr. Pendanski do because Mr. Sir refuses to give Stanley a fair share of water?

4. What makes the other boys mad at Stanley?

5. What does Stanley think after what Zero says as he is falling asleep on the mountain?

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