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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the mother groan in Chapter 1?
(a) She feels that the kitchen is in a mess.
(b) She is hungry.
(c) She has lost her money.
(d) She is in a lot of pain.

2. What role does Bob play in order to get past his mother, G.'s mother and Miss Foster?
(a) He acts like a lion.
(b) He pretends he is a bear.
(c) He is just himself.
(d) He becomes a rabbit.

3. Why do the landlords travel from road to road throughout the village in Chapter 2?
(a) To chat with the villagers.
(b) To assess the damage from the flood.
(c) To be sure that everyone has enough water.
(d) To collect the rent money.

4. What is Barbados known as in comparison with the Mother Country?
(a) The Queen's Country.
(b) Island England.
(c) Little England.
(d) Little Barbados.

5. What does the old man say Mr. Slime is telling the people they should own?
(a) Their own land.
(b) Gold.
(c) More livestock.
(d) Pigeons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which season in the village could change everything?

2. What is one of the ways in which the old man and the old woman make a living?

3. To whom does the old man in Chapter 4 compare Mr. Slime?

4. To where does G.'s maternal uncle emigrate?

5. Who does the old woman say is Mr. Slime's enemy?

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