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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charlie's father's silence in Chapter Three remind Charlie of?
(a) A coward.
(b) A child.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A lump.

2. What of the following statements is NOT an indication that Charlie's relationship with his parents is strained?
(a) "Rip Van Winkle! The corpse has risen!" (45).
(b) "What do you want?" (46).
(c) "I trust you're enjoying your stay at our hotel" (46).
(d) "He's too polite, that boy" (47).

3. Who has died in Charlie's family?
(a) His little sister.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His little brother.

4. What happens when Charlie and Eliza get to her house in Chapter Three?
(a) Nothing. No one is home.
(b) Her father pushes Charlie out of the yard.
(c) Her mother comes out, screaming and calling Eliza a liar.
(d) The police apprehend both the children.

5. What figurative language is used in the following quote: "my mother emerges from the house like an angry outlaw exiting a saloon" (99)?
(a) Personification.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Oxymoron.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Charlie awakens in Chapter Two, what does he expect to find happening in his neighborhood?

2. Why does Mrs. Lu not chastise Jeffrey and Charlie for cursing?

3. What figurative language is used in the following quote: "our flyscreen door claps against the side of the house" (99)?

4. Why might Silvey use curse words in developing the relationship between Jeffrey and Charlie?

5. For what reason does An Lu NOT stand out in Corrigan?

(see the answer key)

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