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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Dowser & Chapter 6, Masquerade.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Alvin think when he 'saw' the fresh corpse beneath the soil?
(a) That someone was mad at the fresh body beneath the earth.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) That the torch girl was buried there.
(d) Both of these.

2. How old was Cavil's wife when she took to having aches and pains?
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Twenty.

3. Why did Alvin shake Horace Guester's hand gladly?
(a) He wasn't used to his opinion mattering.
(b) He wasn't used to being treated like an equal.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Neither of these.

4. What was Alvin gratified to see?
(a) That the roadhouse woman was a fair woman.
(b) That the roadhouse woman was kind to him.
(c) That the roadhouse woman missed her daughter.
(d) That his brother's grave was as well tended as any other.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the difference between Cavil and Abraham?

2. What kind of emotions did Horace Guester's name bring about in Mistress Modesty?

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

4. What was the name of Anga Berry's husband?

5. What "lie" did Alvin tell his new master, Makepeace Smith?

(see the answer key)

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