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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Mr. Pym said he was a collector of that Ivy could get for him in return for his help?
(a) Old Stamps.
(b) Coins.
(c) Signed baseballs.
(d) "People Trivia"

2. What does Burnham find out about the pasha of Banda?
(a) That he was a murderous dictator.
(b) That he couldn't speak English.
(c) That he owed millions of dollars to the World Bank.
(d) That he was gravely ill.

3. Why does Mr. Joslin think that Jerome failed typing?
(a) He thinks boys just can't type.
(b) He knows there are not enough typewriters available to students.
(c) He believes Jerome lacks discipline.
(d) He believes typing is an extremely difficult class.

4. What city does Pinsky jump ship in?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Washington, DC
(c) Halifax, Nova Scotia.
(d) Boston, MA.

5. Whose speech does Burnham hear while at college in 1960?
(a) Che Guevera.
(b) Fidel Castro.
(c) Mao Tse-tung.
(d) McGeorge Bundy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Fydor Michaelovitch Pinsky's prized commodity in the Soviet Union during the war?

2. Why does Ivy Peniston argue that Jerome could graduate despite failing typing?

3. Why is Pym giving Ivy the Percodan?

4. What does Pym promise to give Ivy before she leaves?

5. Why will Mr. Joslin not bend the rules for Jerome?

(see the answer key)

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