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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On whose side does Mr. Slime say he will be on in any calamity?
(a) His own side.
(b) The landlord's side.
(c) The village's side.
(d) Nobody's side.

2. In what way does Mr. Foster change his attitude toward the new landowner sitting in his home in Chapter 13?
(a) He becomes more complacant.
(b) He turns it all into a joke.
(c) He begins to cry.
(d) He gets extremely angry and forceful.

3. 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) Miss Foster.
(b) The old drunken woman.
(c) The English lady.
(d) The landlord's wife.

4. What does Ma realize that Pa is doing while he sleeps in Chapter 10?
(a) Sleepwalking.
(b) Dreaming of other women.
(c) Having a seizure.
(d) Talking.

5. Who do the villagers think can take care of the fighting if it comes to the village?
(a) Mr. Slime.
(b) The landlord.
(c) The overseer.
(d) The boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the landlord speaks personally to Ma while she is on her way to the office in Chapter 8, what does he tell her he will do if things get any worse in the village?

2. What happens to a large merchant ship in the Barbados harbor?

3. What happens to the families shipped to the islands from Africa?

4. What does Pa think the landlord should do about the land?

5. How much time has gone by in the beginning of Chapter 10?

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