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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Nine Day's Wonder.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the ship carrying that Schmidt will lose half his commission over if he doesn't get it off by the next day?
(a) Magnesium.
(b) Manganese.
(c) Asparagus.
(d) Artichokes.

2. Who does Joe Harland ask for a loan of "twenty-five" dollars?
(a) Goldweiser.
(b) Mullen.
(c) Burnett.
(d) Felsius.

3. Where does Mother McCree say she lost her husband?
(a) In France.
(b) At the St. Louis World's Fair.
(c) In the subway.
(d) On the General Slocum.

4. Who goes with Ed to a saloon for a drink?
(a) Tony Hunter.
(b) Mr. Zucher.
(c) The surgeon.
(d) George Baldwin.

5. What color is Jimmy Herf's wallpaper?
(a) The dead green of Poland Water bottles.
(b) The pink of the evening sky.
(c) Cold as ice blue.
(d) The ochre yellow of stale beer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Bud come from?

2. What picture hangs in Joe Harland's bedroom?

3. What does Jimmy inherit from his mother's estate?

4. Where is Bud born and raised?

5. Who does Bud think is chasing him?

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