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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Bob feel about his mother beating him all of the time?
(a) He feels very sad all of the time.
(b) He is afraid.
(c) He likes the beatings.
(d) He is hardened to it.

3. Nine-year-old G. sees things in his bed when his eyes open. What does he see?
(a) Presents.
(b) Phantoms.
(c) His grandparents.
(d) Shadows.

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

5. 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 laughs at the fence coming down.
(c) He made the fence come down.
(d) He won't help her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miss Foster says the phrase "..pick up the weself" when telling Bob's mother and G.'s mother about the flood. What does "weself" mean?

2. What is the headmaster's overwhelming feeling when he looks inside the envelope and thinks about its contents?

3. What happens to G.'s pigeon?

4. What emotion does Bob's mother express when Bob smiles at G. being bathed?

5. In what country does G.'s grandmother live?

(see the answer key)

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