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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does the mother groan in Chapter 1?
(a) She feels that the kitchen is in a mess.
(b) She is in a lot of pain.
(c) She is hungry.
(d) She has lost her money.

4. Why does G.'s next door neighbor box her son's, Bob's, ears?
(a) He cursed out loud.
(b) He was late to supper.
(c) He got into a fight with G.
(d) He broke G.'s mother's pumpkin vine.

5. Why does G.'s mother give him a lashing when he stops at the corner to say hello to Bob?
(a) He does not stay long enough.
(b) Bob does not want him to say hello.
(c) The corner is where delinquents hang out.
(d) He will get mud on his shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way is G. embarrassed as he is being bathed outside in his yard?

2. When does G.'s mother sing?

3. On his walk toward the sea, what does G. realize about the corner when he stops there to say hello to Bob?

4. Who encourages Bambi to get married?

5. Why does the white gentleman get angry when Gordon tries to sell him a fowlcock in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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