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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do Bob's and G.'s mother decide are not worth bothering about?
(a) The fowlcock.
(b) The children.
(c) Mr. Foster.
(d) Gordon.

2. An old woman walks circles in the night outside in Chapter 2. Why?
(a) She has a high fever.
(b) She is very lost.
(c) She is drunk.
(d) She is practicing a dance.

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

4. Who is the "Governor in Little England" the equivalent of in "Big England"?
(a) Parliament.
(b) The president.
(c) The king.
(d) The constable.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Pa and Ma?

2. What is Barbados known as in comparison with the Mother Country?

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

4. Why do the landlords travel from road to road throughout the village in Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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