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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The village overseers are given special favors. What is one favor given?
(a) Free food after working 10 years.
(b) Owning the land their house is on after 20 years.
(c) Freedom from traffic tickets.
(d) The law does not apply to them.

3. Who does the headmaster put to the back of his mind as being too big and important to deal with yet, after he has seen the contents of the envelope?
(a) His boss.
(b) Mr. Slime.
(c) The students.
(d) His wife.

4. Which teacher has his name on the envelope that the headmaster receives?
(a) Mr. Heady.
(b) Mr. Foster.
(c) Mr. Slime.
(d) Mr. Garvey.

5. An old woman walks circles in the night outside in Chapter 2. Why?
(a) She is drunk.
(b) She is practicing a dance.
(c) She is very lost.
(d) She has a high fever.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miss Foster says the phrase "..pick up the weself" when telling Bob's mother and G.'s mother about the flood. What does "weself" mean?

2. When an old woman tells a schoolboy she had once been a slave, what does his teacher tell him?

3. Which season in the village could change everything?

4. What role does Bob play in order to get past his mother, G.'s mother and Miss Foster?

5. What is G. celebrating in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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