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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the old woman say is Mr. Slime's enemy?
(a) The headmaster.
(b) Mr. Foster.
(c) Bob's father.
(d) Mr. Creighton.

2. What happens to a lot of trees in the village?
(a) Lightning hits them.
(b) People use them for firewood.
(c) They are felled.
(d) There is a forest fire.

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

4. Why do the villagers believe that Mr. Slime resigned his teaching position?
(a) So he could move to America.
(b) To do bigger and better political work.
(c) To become a missionary.
(d) To help the poor.

5. How long has the landlord been living in the village?
(a) More than 40 years.
(b) More than 30 years.
(c) 20 years, exactly.
(d) Less than a year.

Short Answer Questions

1. The old woman thinks she knows how the landlord feels towards the villagers. What feeling is predominant?

2. What had the head teacher's wife once done to him when he returned home drunk?

3. When G. and Bob are walking toward the sea in Chapter Six, what does Bob want to do differently?

4. After G. tells the reader his feelings about hiding the pebble and leaving the village school, where does Trumper tell G. he is going?

5. What is the little boy afraid of as the preacher tries to convert him in Chapter 7?

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