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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does Amy play in Chapter 4?
(a) Piano.
(b) The pianola.
(c) Violin.
(d) Harmonica.

2. What is the occupation of the local who offers Joel a nickel if he will stop a girl from throwing rocks at his shop?
(a) A cook.
(b) A barber.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A sheriff.

3. What is the name of the body of water that Joel must cross to retrieve the item the eccentric hermit wishes to make for him?
(a) Rushing Brook.
(b) Cedar Creek.
(c) Drowning Pond.
(d) Cloudy Stream.

4. How old is Joel at the beginning of the book?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

5. In Chapter 2, who does Amy tell Joel had planned a party in his honor the night before but that he had missed?
(a) Randolph.
(b) Ed.
(c) Keg Brown.
(d) Jesus Fever.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the home to which Joel is moving in Chapter 1?

2. What does Idabel and Joel do in the creek after their conversation in Chapter 7?

3. To which place does the eccentric hermit tell Joel he must come to retrieve the item he wants to make for him?

4. What does Randolph make towards Joel when he emerges from his room in Chapter 6?

5. What does Idabel offer to let Joel wear in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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