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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is one of the ways in which the old man and the old woman make a living?
(a) They sell goat's milk.
(b) They make clothing.
(c) They sell cow's milk.
(d) They run a food cart.

3. In what way is G. embarrassed as he is being bathed outside in his yard?
(a) The neighbor boys are peeking at him over the fence.
(b) He is too fat.
(c) His mother is babying him.
(d) He is too skinny.

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

5. Why does Miss Foster go to see the landlord?
(a) To ask about her husband and her home.
(b) To get her rent back.
(c) To get help.
(d) To pay the rent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom do Mr. Foster and the overseer's brother ask for an opinion about Mr. Slime?

2. Who is the "Governor in Little England" the equivalent of in "Big England"?

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

4. Why do Trumper, Boy Blue and G. sneak onto the landlord's grounds at night in Chapter 7?

5. When the landlord speaks personally to Ma while she is on her way to the office in Chapter 8, what does he tell her he will do if things get any worse in the village?

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