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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What words does G.'s mother use to feel better about not being able to provide him with a nicer place to live?
(a) The mind is the man.
(b) You live where your bed is.
(c) The room is not important.
(d) Any house is a home.

2. What country does Boy Blue say Mr. Slime calls the bread basket of the world?
(a) Trinidad.
(b) England.
(c) Panama.
(d) America.

3. After G. tells the reader his feelings about hiding the pebble and leaving the village school, where does Trumper tell G. he is going?
(a) To Scotland.
(b) To Africa.
(c) To America.
(d) To England.

4. What is happening to the roads in Chapter 12?
(a) They are being repaired.
(b) They are being widened.
(c) They are being narrowed.
(d) They are flooding.

5. What is considered by the white man to be the best of Africa's produce?
(a) Clothing.
(b) The people.
(c) Silver.
(d) Bananas.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, G. goes to visit Pa before he leaves for his new job. In general, how often does G. go to see Pa?

2. What job does the overseer take on?

3. When Pa speaks about tribes, what do some tribes have that others do not?

4. Why does G. feel it best to be separated for a day from what he found on the beach?

5. What is the value of people in Africa according to Pa?

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