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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. 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 dies.
(d) He goes to America.

3. What role does Bob play in order to get past his mother, G.'s mother and Miss Foster?
(a) He is just himself.
(b) He pretends he is a bear.
(c) He becomes a rabbit.
(d) He acts like a lion.

4. Why does the white gentleman get angry when Gordon tries to sell him a fowlcock in Chapter 2?
(a) He is busy.
(b) He is dressed for work.
(c) He doesn't have money.
(d) The fowlcock looks bad.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the drinking water give G. a belly ache?

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

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

4. Why do the villagers believe that Mr. Slime resigned his teaching position?

5. Where is the drinking water for the house kept?

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