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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Lies & Chapter 4, Modesty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What secret does Alvin wish for Horace to keep?
(a) That Alvin was going to stay in Hatrack.
(b) That he is the seventh son of a seventh son.
(c) All of these.
(d) That it was his brother that died in the river.

2. How old is Alvin at this point in the story?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Eleven.

3. Why did Alvin give his boots away?
(a) A poor family had a boy around Alvin's age.
(b) He didn't like how they looked.
(c) They hurt his feet.
(d) They were too big for him.

4. What is it that a torch does?
(a) Looks into people's heartfires and sees their secrets and thoughts.
(b) Looks into the womb to see how the baby lays and whether it is in the right position to be born.
(c) All of these.
(d) Looks into people's heartfires and sees their future.

5. What is Horace Guester's knack?
(a) Making people his friends.
(b) All of these.
(c) Making folks feel loved.
(d) Making people love him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Peggy figure could have saved the slave girl?

2. What did Alvin first think when he saw the blacksmith?

3. What did Delores see in her husbands face?

4. Who else does the girl hate like she hates the White boss?

5. What is Horace's secret sin?

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