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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the old man once do that had money flowing through his hands "like the flood"?
(a) Helped build the Panama Canal.
(b) LIved in England and worked.
(c) Sold goats to the landlords.
(d) Panned for gold in South America.

2. What is in the envelope that the head teacher receives from a boy?
(a) A letter.
(b) Two photographs.
(c) A newspaper clipping.
(d) One photograph of a man.

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

4. What do some of the boys argue about when they receive their pennies?
(a) Where to spend them.
(b) Their worthlessness.
(c) How the pennies could be duplicated.
(d) How much each received.

5. What had the head teacher's wife once done to him when he returned home drunk?
(a) She whipped him.
(b) She called the police.
(c) She threw him out.
(d) She threw his clothes out the window.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what other island have there been civil disturbances and riots?

3. What delicacy is being sold by a road vendor in Chapter 2?

4. What does the head teacher do when a student laughs during his presentation about pennies given on Empire Day?

5. Why does the mother groan in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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