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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of flowers do the kids gather for May Day?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Roses.
(c) Tulips.
(d) Primroses.

2. What does Joe feel under all of his bandages?
(a) Sweating.
(b) Itching.
(c) Coolness.
(d) Feeling a burning sensation.

3. What does Joe finally realize towards the end of Chapter 3?
(a) He has lost both arms.
(b) He has lost his mother's letter.
(c) He is in America.
(d) He can't move his legs.

4. What did Joe think when he read THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII?
(a) That he would never live near a volcano.
(b) It was a quick, easy way to die.
(c) A mountain had blown up trapping him in the lava.
(d) That it must have been awful for the people.

5. When does Joe become aware of the war?
(a) When he is drafted.
(b) When his father is called up.
(c) When they move to Los Angeles.
(d) When he hears it on the radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe find out when someone finally answers the phone?

2. What is the biggest event of the year in Joe's hometown?

3. What does Joe want to do most as he is lying in bed injured?

4. What does Joe go to the store for on Saturdays?

5. Why is Joe not too upset about being deaf?

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