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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to G.'s pigeon?
(a) It has baby pigeons.
(b) It gets lost.
(c) It flies away.
(d) It dies.

2. What does G.'s mother say about everything that displeases her?
(a) "Oh, no!"
(b) "It's a shame."
(c) "I'm angry now."
(d) "Too bad."

3. What point of view does the author use in Chapter 3?
(a) Third person, omniscient.
(b) Unreliable first person.
(c) First person.
(d) Second person.

4. What happens to the Foster family?
(a) They leave the village.
(b) They adopt many children.
(c) They lose their house in the flood.
(d) They emigrate to America.

5. What did the old man once do that had money flowing through his hands "like the flood"?
(a) Sold goats to the landlords.
(b) LIved in England and worked.
(c) Panned for gold in South America.
(d) Helped build the Panama Canal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While a crowd of villagers wait in line to buy food from a vendor, whom do they let cut the line?

3. What is the sanitary water inspector checking for?

4. How does Bob feel about his mother beating him all of the time?

5. Why does G.'s next door neighbor box her son's, Bob's, ears?

(see the answer key)

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