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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Jacob's father, what were the monsters to which Abe refers?
(a) A cruel orphanage manager.
(b) A gang of boys who were wild on the streets of Belgrade during WWII.
(c) A gang of boys who were wild on the streets of Prague during WWII.
(d) Nazi soldiers.

2. What seems to attract most of Jacob's father's attention?
(a) A middle-aged woman he knew in childhood.
(b) Tracking down birds.
(c) The architecture.
(d) The plethora of spiders.

3. What is something Uncle Oggie tells Jacob about the Home?
(a) The Home was moved three times.
(b) The former residents of the Home live mostly in England.
(c) The Home is bombed early in WWII.
(d) The previous director of the Home lives in Scotland.

4. Who agrees to take Jacob to the Home?
(a) The local drunk.
(b) The police officer.
(c) Dylan.
(d) The museum curator.

5. Why is Jacob's father agreeable to go with Jacob on a trip?
(a) He is worried about Jacob's physical health.
(b) He is hoping to strengthen their father-son relationship.
(c) He is worried that Jacob might be in danger from whoever killed Abe.
(d) There is a rare bird on the island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jacob notice about one of his grandfather's neighbors?

2. What is one story Abe tells Jacob?

3. What do Jacob's father and aunt do with Jacob in Chapter 2?

4. What do Jacob's parents and the police not believe?

5. What does Martin Pagett identify as the thing Jacob has seen in the woods?

(see the answer key)

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