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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the old woman say is Mr. Slime's enemy?
(a) The headmaster.
(b) Bob's father.
(c) Mr. Creighton.
(d) Mr. Foster.

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

3. What is the only thing that Ma believes matters?
(a) Education.
(b) Working hard.
(c) Love.
(d) Salvation in Christ.

4. 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?
(a) Ourselves.
(b) Little children.
(c) They do not know what she means.
(d) Photos of them when they were little.

5. What is one of the ways in which the old man and the old woman make a living?
(a) They make clothing.
(b) They sell cow's milk.
(c) They run a food cart.
(d) They sell goat's milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Miss Foster go to see the landlord?

2. While a crowd of villagers wait in line to buy food from a vendor, whom do they let cut the line?

3. How does Bob feel about his mother beating him all of the time?

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

5. 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?

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