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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did a fire start in Earl's wheat crop?
(a) Cigarette.
(b) He started it.
(c) A lantern.
(d) Lightning.

2. How much did Lyle Gardiner charge Pooch's fireman boyfriend for every hour Lyle stayed away from the apartment when the fireman was there?
(a) 15 cents.
(b) 50 cents.
(c) 75 cents.
(d) 25 cents.

3. What time does Alec wake from a dream in Chapter 1?
(a) Around midnight.
(b) A little past 1.
(c) 1:30.
(d) 2:30.

4. Where did Earl wait the entire day that Alec was supposed to see his crop?
(a) Field.
(b) Barn.
(c) Front porch.
(d) Farm gate.

5. In Chapter 14, what does Vera rent to live in?
(a) Three-room shack.
(b) Room in a boarding house.
(c) Shed.
(d) Apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. In how many exercise books did Vera's husband keep a diary?

2. In Chapter 11, what sport do Daniel and his grandfather watch after the news?

3. What is the first dance Vera tries to teach Daniel?

4. In Chapter 7, what time does Daniel awake and find his grandfather watching him sleep?

5. What was the name of the man that Alec hired to teach Earl farming?

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