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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the old man keep looking up at the landlord's house before he retires to bed?
(a) He wonders what it feels like to be big and great.
(b) He is praying for the landlord.
(c) He is putting a bad spell on the landlord.
(d) He is suspicious of what goes on there.

2. What is the sanitary water inspector checking for?
(a) Rain.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Larvae.
(d) E. coli.

3. Where is the drinking water for the house kept?
(a) It had to be purchased.
(b) In a barrel.
(c) In the spring.
(d) In the faucet.

4. What happens to G.'s pigeon?
(a) It flies away.
(b) It gets lost.
(c) It dies.
(d) It has baby pigeons.

5. What company will be hurt if there is a strike?
(a) The Friendly Society.
(b) England Shipping.
(c) Penny Bank.
(d) Jones and Creighton Shipping.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What emotion does Bob's mother express when Bob smiles at G. being bathed?

3. When the shoemaker, Mr. Foster and the others talk about the possibility of a strike or losing their jobs, whom does the shoemaker say they should leave the thinking to?

4. Who is the "Governor in Little England" the equivalent of in "Big England"?

5. The boys standing under the pipe in Chapter 3 devise a plan to retaliate against the head teacher. What is the plan?

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