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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. G.'s mother hits him with a broken branch after the fence comes down. Why?
(a) He is standing there, naked, for all to see.
(b) He won't help her.
(c) He laughs at the fence coming down.
(d) He made the fence come down.

2. Who do Bob's and G.'s mother decide are not worth bothering about?
(a) The fowlcock.
(b) The children.
(c) Gordon.
(d) Mr. Foster.

3. What role does Bob play in order to get past his mother, G.'s mother and Miss Foster?
(a) He pretends he is a bear.
(b) He acts like a lion.
(c) He becomes a rabbit.
(d) He is just himself.

4. Where is the drinking water for the house kept?
(a) In a barrel.
(b) It had to be purchased.
(c) In the spring.
(d) In the faucet.

5. While a crowd of villagers wait in line to buy food from a vendor, whom do they let cut the line?
(a) The landlord.
(b) No one cuts the line.
(c) The overseer.
(d) A white man.

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. What is the sanitary water inspector checking for?

4. What happens to G.'s pigeon?

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

(see the answer key)

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