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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom do the boys end up running away from as they escape the landlord's gate?
(a) The landlord.
(b) The overseer.
(c) A couple.
(d) A large dog.

2. What country does Boy Blue say Mr. Slime calls the bread basket of the world?
(a) Trinidad.
(b) Panama.
(c) America.
(d) England.

3. What new venture does Mr. Slime begin?
(a) A clothing store.
(b) A political party.
(c) The Penny Bank.
(d) The Sunday school.

4. Why does Trumper shout out when the boys are trying be quiet on the trash heap?
(a) He sees a couple kissing.
(b) They are sitting on a wasps' nest.
(c) The overseer is coming.
(d) He realizes that they are in an ants' nest.

5. Who keeps the overseer from disturbing the preacher's conversion of sinners?
(a) The crowd and the rebuker in the back.
(b) The three boys who ran away.
(c) Mr. Slime's speech.
(d) Mr. Creighton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old man say Mr. Slime is telling the people they should own?

2. In Chapter 7, what does Trumper say Mr. Slime wants to put an end to?

3. Why does the old man keep looking up at the landlord's house before he retires to bed?

4. Through what means does the author convey to the reader that Mr. Slime is no longer a schoolteacher?

5. Who does Ma tell Pa that he sees salvation in?

(see the answer key)

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