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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following expressions is used in Chapter 3 to describe the old woman?
(a) Slender and wiry.
(b) Gnarled and leathery.
(c) Small and bent.
(d) Large and boisterous.

2. In Chapter 4, for what is the preacher's audience waiting?
(a) Soup tickets.
(b) The bus.
(c) A cab.
(d) The doctor.

3. When the dancing girl first appears in the show, what is she wearing?
(a) A black leotard.
(b) A pink dress with short skirts.
(c) A long, slinky red dress.
(d) A long, full yellow dress.

4. What is Jimmie standing on as he curses his opponents in the street fight?
(a) An overturned bucket.
(b) An old apple crate.
(c) A heap of gravel.
(d) A pile of scrap lumber.

5. Of what class of people are most of those attending the show with Pete and Maggie?
(a) The working class.
(b) The lower class.
(c) The aristocracy.
(d) The upper class.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to dancing, what is the girl who starts the show in Chapter 7 doing?

2. What color does the book say Mudder's face turns when she is angry?

3. Why does Pete become more eloquent and elaborate in descriptions of his bravery and fighting skill?

4. Who says "Hully gee" several times in Chapter 5?

5. What drink do Jimmie and his companion order?

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