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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the white gentleman get angry when Gordon tries to sell him a fowlcock in Chapter 2?
(a) He doesn't have money.
(b) He is busy.
(c) He is dressed for work.
(d) The fowlcock looks bad.

2. Why does Miss Foster go to see the landlord?
(a) To ask about her husband and her home.
(b) To get help.
(c) To get her rent back.
(d) To pay the rent.

3. Who does the headmaster put to the back of his mind as being too big and important to deal with yet, after he has seen the contents of the envelope?
(a) The students.
(b) His boss.
(c) Mr. Slime.
(d) His wife.

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

5. What is Barbados known as in comparison with the Mother Country?
(a) Little England.
(b) The Queen's Country.
(c) Little Barbados.
(d) Island England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to G.'s grandfather before his mother is born?

2. What happens to G.'s pigeon?

3. Why does the mother groan in Chapter 1?

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

5. What point of view does the author use in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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