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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What magical words is Bob supposed to say just before a large wave touches his toes?
(a) "I will overcome you."
(b) "I am the master of the sea."
(c) "Sea, come no further."
(d) "Sea sesame."

2. How does the old woman feel at first about the landlord having chosen to speak to her in Chapter 8?
(a) She feels pleased.
(b) She feels very sad.
(c) She feels looked down upon.
(d) She feels annoyed.

3. When G. and Bob are walking toward the sea in Chapter Six, what does Bob want to do differently?
(a) Take two different routes to see who gets there first.
(b) Not talk while walking.
(c) Bike to the sea.
(d) Have a running race.

4. Who tells Pa that G. is going away?
(a) Miss Foster.
(b) G.'s mother.
(c) Mrs. Creighton.
(d) Bob's mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Boy Blue refer to as being a kind of "black Jesus"?

2. Whom does Jon end up marrying?

3. Why does the old woman go down to the landlord's house?

4. When G. and his mother are in their kitchen, his mother gets angry with him..What does G.'s mother pick up to strike him with?

5. Why does G.'s next door neighbor box her son's, Bob's, ears?

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