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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the sanitary water inspector checking for?
(a) Dirt.
(b) E. coli.
(c) Larvae.
(d) Rain.

2. What makes the drinking water give G. a belly ache?
(a) Someone else drank from it.
(b) Mosquitos are in it.
(c) Bacteria.
(d) rain water got into it.

3. To where does G.'s maternal uncle emigrate?
(a) Panama.
(b) England.
(c) America.
(d) Trinidad.

4. What is G. celebrating in Chapter 1?
(a) His ninth birthday.
(b) His mother's birthday.
(c) Christmas.
(d) The end of the flood season.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way is G. embarrassed as he is being bathed outside in his yard?

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

3. Nine-year-old G. sees things in his bed when his eyes open. What does he see?

4. How do the neighbors refer to G's day of celebration in order to console him?

5. When does G.'s mother sing?

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