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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Trumper, Boy Blue and G. sneak onto the landlord's grounds at night in Chapter 7?
(a) To get food.
(b) To watch a dance.
(c) To pick flowers.
(d) To play cricket.

2. What delicacy is being sold by a road vendor in Chapter 2?
(a) Black pudding and souse.
(b) Lobster boiled in chicken broth.
(c) Oysters and crabs.
(d) Cheesecake.

3. What is going on in the city in Chapter 9 that the village is in fear of?
(a) Drunken parties.
(b) Rioting.
(c) Open-air preaching.
(d) Murders.

4. Whom does Jon end up marrying?
(a) Bots.
(b) Susie.
(c) Jen.
(d) Nobody.

5. What new venture does Mr. Slime begin?
(a) A political party.
(b) The Sunday school.
(c) A clothing store.
(d) The Penny Bank.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Nine-year-old G. sees things in his bed when his eyes open. What does he see?

3. What is it that Bob's father and Mr. Foster cannot bear to listen to in Mr. Foster's house as the men try to talk about the meaning of the fighting?

4. What magical words is Bob supposed to say just before a large wave touches his toes?

5. Through what means does the author convey to the reader that Mr. Slime is no longer a schoolteacher?

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