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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had the head teacher's wife once done to him when he returned home drunk?
(a) She whipped him.
(b) She called the police.
(c) She threw him out.
(d) She threw his clothes out the window.

2. In what country does G.'s grandmother live?
(a) America.
(b) Panama.
(c) Barbados.
(d) Trinidad.

3. What does the head teacher do when a student laughs during his presentation about pennies given on Empire Day?
(a) Throws a boy out of school.
(b) Whips a boy.
(c) Calls a boy's mother.
(d) Makes a boy stay after school.

4. How do the neighbors refer to G's day of celebration in order to console him?
(a) "At last the sun came out."
(b) "Your home is in one piece."
(c) "The day brought showers of blessings."
(d) "Tomorrow is another day."

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

6. Who does the headmaster put to the back of his mind as being too big and important to deal with yet, after he has seen the contents of the envelope?
(a) Mr. Slime.
(b) His boss.
(c) His wife.
(d) The students.

7. To where does G.'s maternal uncle emigrate?
(a) England.
(b) Trinidad.
(c) America.
(d) Panama.

8. Why does the white gentleman get angry when Gordon tries to sell him a fowlcock in Chapter 2?
(a) He is dressed for work.
(b) The fowlcock looks bad.
(c) He doesn't have money.
(d) He is busy.

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

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

11. What do some of the boys argue about when they receive their pennies?
(a) Where to spend them.
(b) How the pennies could be duplicated.
(c) Their worthlessness.
(d) How much each received.

12. What is intimated will happen to the two women who go off with the constable after their fight?
(a) They will get arrrested.
(b) They fight again.
(c) They try to escape.
(d) They will not get arrested.

13. What happens to G.'s pigeon?
(a) It dies.
(b) It gets lost.
(c) It has baby pigeons.
(d) It flies away.

14. What author makes the shoemaker begin to think about colonial governors?
(a) J.B. Priestly.
(b) Dickens.
(c) George Lamming.
(d) Oscar Wilde.

15. What is the little boy afraid of as the preacher tries to convert him in Chapter 7?
(a) The crowd.
(b) The preacher's voice.
(c) The candle.
(d) The dark of night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the ways in which the old man and the old woman make a living?

2. What country does Boy Blue say Mr. Slime calls the bread basket of the world?

3. What does G.'s mother say about everything that displeases her?

4. When G. and Bob are walking toward the sea in Chapter Six, what does Bob want to do differently?

5. To whom does the old man in Chapter 4 compare Mr. Slime?

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