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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When G.'s mother sings in the house, in what way do the neighbors respond?
(a) They sing back.
(b) They boo her.
(c) They call the police.
(d) They whistle.

2. 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) A white man.
(d) The overseer.

3. What delicacy is being sold by a road vendor in Chapter 2?
(a) Lobster boiled in chicken broth.
(b) Black pudding and souse.
(c) Cheesecake.
(d) Oysters and crabs.

4. What does G.'s mother say about everything that displeases her?
(a) "It's a shame."
(b) "Oh, no!"
(c) "I'm angry now."
(d) "Too bad."

5. What does the old man say Mr. Slime is telling the people they should own?
(a) Gold.
(b) Their own land.
(c) More livestock.
(d) Pigeons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What device does the author use to let the reader know that the head teacher likes to drink ?

2. What do the village boys do for fun and adventure on the railroad tracks?

3. When Miss Foster goes to see the landlord, Mr. Creighton, what does he do?

4. Why does the old man keep looking up at the landlord's house before he retires to bed?

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

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