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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Ma at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) She has an anxiety attack.
(b) She falls over dead.
(c) She goes back to sleep.
(d) She laughs at Pa's words.

2. Which is one of the islands named by Pa to which tribes were shipped by boat?
(a) St. Martin.
(b) Aruba.
(c) Grenada.
(d) Cuba.

3. The boys standing under the pipe in Chapter 3 devise a plan to retaliate against the head teacher. What is the plan?
(a) To write him a nasty letter.
(b) To stone him.
(c) To knock on his door and run.
(d) To put tacks on his chair.

4. Who is the main protagonist in Chapter 10?
(a) Pa.
(b) Ma.
(c) The landlord.
(d) Mr. Slime.

5. On whose side does Mr. Slime say he will be on in any calamity?
(a) Nobody's side.
(b) The landlord's side.
(c) His own side.
(d) The village's side.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some of the boys argue about when they receive their pennies?

2. Who does Ma tell Pa that he sees salvation in?

3. What author makes the shoemaker begin to think about colonial governors?

4. Who are the boys watching with fascination on the wild side of the sea in Chapter 6?

5. What is it that Bob's father and Mr. Foster cannot bear to listen to in Mr. Foster's house as the men try to talk about the meaning of the fighting?

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