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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the person who protects the boys demand in Chapter 11 of Mark the Match Boy?
(a) Mrs. Watson leave them alone.
(b) Mr. Greyson quit teaching.
(c) Mr. Hunter accompany him.
(d) Mrs. Crawford resign.

2. What is Mark afraid of being beaten with in Chapter 6 of Mark the Match Boy?
(a) A pan.
(b) A leather strap.
(c) A bat.
(d) A book.

3. What does Dick talk to Mark about in Chapter 15?
(a) Death and destruction.
(b) Hard work and studying.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Struggles and pain.

4. Who approaches Mark while he is talking to his friend in Chapter 10?
(a) Mother Watson.
(b) Mrs. Greyson.
(c) Mr. Roswell.
(d) Mr. Hunter.

5. What is the boy in Chapter 5 of Mark the Match Boy carrying?
(a) Matches.
(b) Paper.
(c) Pens.
(d) Books.

6. Where does Mark want to sell matches?
(a) Main Street.
(b) Cliff Street.
(c) Pearl Street.
(d) Living Street.

7. What does the store owner decide to do with Mark after he has talked to both him and Roswell?
(a) Keep him employed.
(b) Lock him up.
(c) Question him further.
(d) Fire him.

8. Where is Hiram Bates in Chapter 1 of Mark the Match Boy?
(a) Stockholm.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

9. Whom does Roswell tell about Mark?
(a) Wife and child.
(b) Brother and sister.
(c) Lover and friend.
(d) Mother and uncle.

10. Where does Dick and Henry take Mark with them on Sunday?
(a) Children's orphanage.
(b) Warden retreat.
(c) Morning tower.
(d) Sunday school class.

11. How much money does Roswell take out of the cash drawer from work?
(a) Five dollars.
(b) Ten dollars.
(c) Eight dollars.
(d) Twenty dollars.

12. While the men gamble and drink and party in Chapter 22, what happens to Roswell?
(a) He starts fighting.
(b) He feels sick.
(c) He gets angry.
(d) He falls asleep.

13. Whom does the store owner decide to talk to while he sends Mark out on a delivery?
(a) Dick.
(b) Roswell.
(c) Henry.
(d) Grace.

14. Who is Bates looking for in Chapter 3?
(a) His attorney.
(b) His ex-wife.
(c) His grandson.
(d) His daughter.

15. Mark's friend warns him that _______________might be unpleasant to him at his new job.
(a) Ralph.
(b) Dick.
(c) Roswell.
(d) Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leaves at the demand of the boys' protector in Chapter 11?

2. Whom does Mark tell about his job in Chapter 19?

3. When Roswell has his first opportunity to use the key, who arrives in the store and prevents him from taking the money?

4. What does Dick tell Henry that he should try to collect from Hiram Bates in Mark the Match Boy?

5. Where does Mark sleep in Chapter 9 of Mark the Match Boy?

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