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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As Mr. Foster and Bob's father sit and discuss what the details might be of what is happening in the city, who is speaking in the road outside their homes, telling them her boy has been killed in the city?
(a) The old drunken woman.
(b) The landlord's wife.
(c) Miss Foster.
(d) The English lady.

3. Why do the landlords travel from road to road throughout the village in Chapter 2?
(a) To assess the damage from the flood.
(b) To collect the rent money.
(c) To be sure that everyone has enough water.
(d) To chat with the villagers.

4. What does G. find on the beach that he decides to hide?
(a) A pebble.
(b) Money.
(c) A dead crab.
(d) A beautiful shell.

5. From whom does Boy Blue tell the others to keep the secret of the fisherman?
(a) Bob.
(b) Bob's mother.
(c) Mr. Slime.
(d) G.'s mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Boy Blue as he is catching crabs on the wild side of the sea?

2. Who almost eats the fish G.'s mother has fried?

3. Which season in the village could change everything?

4. After G. tells the reader his feelings about hiding the pebble and leaving the village school, where does Trumper tell G. he is going?

5. Why does Trumper shout out when the boys are trying be quiet on the trash heap?

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