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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does G. feel it best to be separated for a day from what he found on the beach?
(a) It would mean more to him.
(b) So it doesn't hurt him.
(c) It confuses him.
(d) It is too bright.

2. Who does the old woman say is Mr. Slime's enemy?
(a) Bob's father.
(b) Mr. Foster.
(c) The headmaster.
(d) Mr. Creighton.

3. Through what means does the author convey to the reader that Mr. Slime is no longer a schoolteacher?
(a) Dialogue between Mr. Slime and the headmaster.
(b) Mr. Slime speaking in the first person.
(c) Dialogue between an older couple.
(d) Direct narration.

4. What does G. find on the beach that he decides to hide?
(a) A pebble.
(b) A beautiful shell.
(c) A dead crab.
(d) Money.

5. What words does G.'s mother use to feel better about not being able to provide him with a nicer place to live?
(a) The room is not important.
(b) Any house is a home.
(c) The mind is the man.
(d) You live where your bed is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing that Ma believes matters?

2. What does Pa do that he never told anyone else about?

3. Who is the only person G. has an attachment to and is grateful for in high school?

4. G. has become attached to the first assistant who was mentoring him. G. gets the feeling that he will see him for the last time just before he gets a confirmation of a job offer. What job offer does G. receive?

5. What field of work do Bob and Boy Blue both enter?

(see the answer key)

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