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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is in pursuit of Bob and Trumper when they reach the city?
(a) The police.
(b) The rioters.
(c) The landlord.
(d) The overseer.

2. 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 suspicious of what goes on there.
(c) He is putting a bad spell on the landlord.
(d) He is praying for the landlord.

3. Which two women get into a physical brawl in Chapter 5?
(a) Miss Foster and Sheila Grimes.
(b) Sheila Grimes and Baby Parker.
(c) Ma and the old woman.
(d) Miss Foster and Bob's mother.

4. What does G.'s mother say about everything that displeases her?
(a) "I'm angry now."
(b) "Oh, no!"
(c) "It's a shame."
(d) "Too bad."

5. What device does the author use to let the reader know that the head teacher likes to drink ?
(a) Point of view.
(b) Descriptive words.
(c) Dialogue.
(d) Narration.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Jon end up marrying?

2. When does G.'s mother sing?

3. In Chapter 12, G. goes to visit Pa before he leaves for his new job. In general, how often does G. go to see Pa?

4. What is G. celebrating in Chapter 1?

5. An old woman walks circles in the night outside in Chapter 2. Why?

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