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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has the landlord been living in the village?
(a) Less than a year.
(b) More than 30 years.
(c) More than 40 years.
(d) 20 years, exactly.

2. Why does the old woman hesitate to tell the old man about what the landlord said?
(a) She is in love with the landlord.
(b) She does not want him too happy.
(c) She forgets what he said.
(d) She thinks he will be disturbed.

3. Where does G.'s mother get her information about Trinidad?
(a) From the newspapers.
(b) From Pa.
(c) Television.
(d) From Dave.

4. Whose side is the old woman on when the landlord takes her aside to speak with her about the village?
(a) England's.
(b) She is neutral.
(c) The landlord's.
(d) Mr. Slime's.

5. 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?
(a) Miss Foster's crying.
(b) The rioters coming.
(c) Bob's yelling.
(d) Music.

6. 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.

7. What sort of dreams does Pa tell G. that he has?
(a) Strange ones.
(b) Funny ones.
(c) Nightmares.
(d) Prophetic ones.

8. G. has become attached to the first assistant who was mentoring him. G. gets the feeling that he will see him for the last time just before he gets a confirmation of a job offer. What job offer does G. receive?
(a) Joining the village police.
(b) Writing poetry for a publisher.
(c) Teaching in America.
(d) Teaching in Trinidad.

9. Why does the shoemaker begin to cry in front of his friends?
(a) He is thinking about the riots.
(b) He misses his wife.
(c) He wishes he could move to America.
(d) He is thinking he might have to move.

10. In Chapter 13, what does the head teacher say he would offer to do for Pa?
(a) Let Pa live with him.
(b) Buy Pa's house.
(c) Give Pa a part-time job.
(d) Get Mr. Slime to let Pa stay in his house.

11. Who is in pursuit of Bob and Trumper when they reach the city?
(a) The rioters.
(b) The overseer.
(c) The landlord.
(d) The police.

12. From whom does G. receive letters in Chapter 11?
(a) His mother and Trumper.
(b) Boy Blue and Trinidad school authorities.
(c) Trumper and Trinidad school authorities.
(d) Boy Blue and Trumper.

13. After G. tells the reader his feelings about hiding the pebble and leaving the village school, where does Trumper tell G. he is going?
(a) To Africa.
(b) To Scotland.
(c) To America.
(d) To England.

14. What do the men at the park gate give to Bob and Trumper?
(a) Sticks to use as a weapon.
(b) Maps.
(c) Pins to put on the train tracks.
(d) Money.

15. Where do Trumper and Bob go after they have waited three hours to find out about the fighting in the city?
(a) They scale fences to get near the train lines.
(b) They walk to Pa's house.
(c) They go home.
(d) The run to the landlord's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is happening to the roads in Chapter 12?

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?

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

4. What does Trumper discover in America that is of great importance to him?

5. Where is G. preparing to go in Chapter 14?

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