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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does G.'s mother sing?
(a) When G. tries to remember his father.
(b) When she was in the choir.
(c) When she is happy.
(d) In the shower.

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

4. How does the water inspector check the drinking water?
(a) He tastes it.
(b) He never checks it.
(c) He scrapes the side of the container with a long spoon.
(d) He tests it in a lab.

5. What happens to G.'s grandfather before his mother is born?
(a) He is in a car accident.
(b) He joins the army.
(c) He goes to America.
(d) He dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the old man once do that had money flowing through his hands "like the flood"?

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

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

4. Which two women get into a physical brawl in Chapter 5?

5. What is one of the ways in which the old man and the old woman make a living?

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