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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. G.'s mother hits him with a broken branch after the fence comes down. Why?
(a) He won't help her.
(b) He laughs at the fence coming down.
(c) He made the fence come down.
(d) He is standing there, naked, for all to see.

2. What is the only thing that Ma believes matters?
(a) Working hard.
(b) Salvation in Christ.
(c) Love.
(d) Education.

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

4. How does Bob feel about his mother beating him all of the time?
(a) He likes the beatings.
(b) He feels very sad all of the time.
(c) He is hardened to it.
(d) He is afraid.

5. Which woman had children by a baker, a butcher and an unknown man?
(a) Ma.
(b) Bob's mother.
(c) G. mother.
(d) Miss Foster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the white gentleman get angry when Gordon tries to sell him a fowlcock in Chapter 2?

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

3. When does G.'s mother sing?

4. Why do the landlords travel from road to road throughout the village in Chapter 2?

5. What new venture does Mr. Slime begin?

(see the answer key)

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