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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous Pudd'nhead Wilson quote resonates with Charlie?
(a) "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear--not absence of fear."
(b) “As to the adjective: when in doubt, strike it out.”
(c) "Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.”
(d) “When ill luck begins, it does not come in sprinkles, but in showers.”

2. Who is at Charlie's house when Jasper and Charlie return to town in Chapter Five?
(a) The police.
(b) Sue Findlay.
(c) Eliza Wishart.
(d) Mr. Wishart.

3. Which of the following is a description Charlie does NOT use to describe Mr. Lionel in Chapter Seven?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Poor.
(d) Sad.

4. What does Charlie call the terrible feeling in his stomach in Chapter Four?
(a) The knot.
(b) The hole.
(c) The brick.
(d) The spot.

5. Why is Charlie an outcast in Corrigan?
(a) He has no friends.
(b) He is an athlete.
(c) He is smart.
(d) He is a thug.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Charlie, after reading the book, now feel about Patterson's Curse?

2. What advice of Mark Twain's does Charlie use when it comes to talking to Eliza?

3. What type of shoe does Charlie now wear in Chapter Seven?

4. What does Charlie's dad call him to show respect?

5. During the cricket match in Chapter Six, what does Warwick Trent keep calling Jeffrey?

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