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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does the old man in Chapter 4 compare Mr. Slime?
(a) Mr. Creighton.
(b) God.
(c) Moses.
(d) The king.

2. What emotion does Bob's mother express when Bob smiles at G. being bathed?
(a) Fury.
(b) Hate.
(c) Love.
(d) Humor.

3. What does Ma have Pa do to get him to stop thinking about dying?
(a) Look at old photos of themselves.
(b) Talk about it with her.
(c) Call a neighbor to talk.
(d) Say a prayer together.

4. What do the village boys do for fun and adventure on the railroad tracks?
(a) Run after trains to try and jump on.
(b) Put pins and nails on the track to be flattened into knives.
(c) Lie down on the tracks.
(d) Jump over the tracks.

5. When Mr. Slime arrives with news of the strike in Chapter 5, what is the reaction of the men?
(a) They don't care.
(b) They are angry.
(c) They are thrilled.
(d) They are a little disappointed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who begins to approach G. after Boy Blue and Trumper leave the little boy's open-air conversion?

2. What did the old man once do that had money flowing through his hands "like the flood"?

3. Where are the poor whites on the island originally from?

4. Whose side is the old woman on when the landlord takes her aside to speak with her about the village?

5. Who do Bob's and G.'s mother decide are not worth bothering about?

(see the answer key)

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