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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The village overseers are given special favors. What is one favor given?
(a) Owning the land their house is on after 20 years.
(b) The law does not apply to them.
(c) Freedom from traffic tickets.
(d) Free food after working 10 years.

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

3. What is Barbados known as in comparison with the Mother Country?
(a) The Queen's Country.
(b) Little Barbados.
(c) Little England.
(d) Island England.

4. What emotion does Bob's mother express when Bob smiles at G. being bathed?
(a) Fury.
(b) Love.
(c) Hate.
(d) Humor.

5. What happens to the Foster family?
(a) They adopt many children.
(b) They emigrate to America.
(c) They lose their house in the flood.
(d) They leave the village.

6. 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.

7. In Chapter 7, what does Trumper say Mr. Slime wants to put an end to?
(a) Being "born again."
(b) Riots.
(c) Landlord's rents.
(d) Democracy.

8. Who does the old woman say is Mr. Slime's enemy?
(a) Mr. Foster.
(b) Mr. Creighton.
(c) The headmaster.
(d) Bob's father.

9. What does G.'s mother do every Sunday when he walks past the corner on his way to Sunday school?
(a) She watches to be sure he stops there.
(b) She watches that he doesn't stop there.
(c) She tells him to take his time.
(d) She turns her back and forgets about him.

10. Which woman had children by a baker, a butcher and an unknown man?
(a) Bob's mother.
(b) Ma.
(c) Miss Foster.
(d) G. mother.

11. What country does Boy Blue say Mr. Slime calls the bread basket of the world?
(a) England.
(b) Panama.
(c) America.
(d) Trinidad.

12. How is the sea different on the other side of the lighthouse?
(a) There are sharks.
(b) The waves are calm.
(c) Children play there.
(d) The waves are much rougher.

13. 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) His wife.
(b) Mr. Slime.
(c) The students.
(d) His boss.

14. Who runs a busy food cart that the villagers buy food from every morning?
(a) Mr. Creighton.
(b) Savory.
(c) Pa.
(d) Mr. Foster.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who keeps the overseer from disturbing the preacher's conversion of sinners?

3. What is the only thing that Ma believes matters?

4. Who do Bob's and G.'s mother decide are not worth bothering about?

5. What is the little boy afraid of as the preacher tries to convert him in Chapter 7?

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