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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 - 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't Mrs. Stratton have an official position in the Anglican church?
(a) Her husband is too powerful.
(b) She's a woman and is not allowed to.
(c) She would have to give up her well-paying job.
(d) Her husband has been made a bishop.

2. How far away is the church the narrator's family attends?
(a) Ten miles.
(b) Four miles.
(c) One mile.
(d) Two miles.

3. What does Theophilus find inscribed along the stone path in Hennecombe?
(a) Pagan symbols.
(b) Curse words.
(c) French poems.
(d) Italian expressions.

4. What does Oscar do when his father gives him the scientific name for his new grey "tor" stone in Chapter 10?
(a) Says thank you.
(b) Asks more questions.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Bursts into tears.

5. What do the Baptist boys make Oscar eat?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Candy.
(d) Chocolate pudding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the narrator's mother take the wire from the fuse in Chapter 2?

2. When Oscar is peering through the fence at Reverend Stratton butchering a pig, what does Stratton throw at Oscar?

3. What does Oscar pray for each night for the Strattons?

4. Who is terrified of the sea?

5. What does Mrs. Stratton ask Oscar his opinion about the first night he dines with them?

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