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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 overseer.
(b) A couple.
(c) The landlord.
(d) A large dog.

2. Where do Trumper, Boy Blue and G. run to as they escape being chased in Chapter 7?
(a) G.'s home.
(b) The forest.
(c) The open-air meeting.
(d) The bathhouse.

3. In Chapter 7, what does Trumper say Mr. Slime wants to put an end to?
(a) Riots.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Being "born again."
(d) Landlord's rents.

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

5. What does Pa do that he never told anyone else about?
(a) He has an affair.
(b) He touches a dead man.
(c) He nearly drowns.
(d) He writes a letter to the king.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the little boy afraid of as the preacher tries to convert him in Chapter 7?

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

3. What words does G.'s mother use to feel better about not being able to provide him with a nicer place to live?

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

5. What new venture does Mr. Slime begin?

(see the answer key)

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