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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Is Someone Dying?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the mother and father follow?
(a) The policeman.
(b) The ticket clerk.
(c) An old couple.
(d) The conductor.

2. Where has the boy's father been taken?
(a) To the police headquarters.
(b) To talk with the Emperor.
(c) To a detention camp.
(d) To the market.

3. What happens when the teachers confront each other?
(a) They get into a verbal battle.
(b) They get into a physical fight.
(c) They don't confront each other. They turn away from each other.
(d) They begin to laugh at the situation.

4. What do the classmates think of the teacher who lives with them?
(a) He is greatly respected.
(b) He is a father figure to them.
(c) They don't respect him.
(d) They resent him.

5. Who goes with the boy to get a new name?
(a) His sister.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His father.
(d) He goes alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the visitor bring the boy?

2. What do the adults do while the boy is looking through books and magazines?

3. How does the mother feel about her new situation?

4. How does the boy feel as he leaves the school on his first day?

5. What happens to Pumpkin?

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