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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was at the digging in Chapter 5 when Riddley arrived?
(a) Lorna Elswint.
(b) The Bernt Arse Pack.
(c) Chalker Marchman and an albino.
(d) Nimbel Potter.

2. To whom does the narrator speak when he returns to his home on this first day of the novel?
(a) Littl 2way Digman.
(b) The leader of the Bernt Arse pack.
(c) The chard coal burners.
(d) Lorna Elswint, an old tel woman.

3. What is the 1st knowing that Lorna refers to?
(a) They knew the night.
(b) They learned cleverness.
(c) They knew how to use the dog to help them.
(d) They knew the day.

4. How does Lorna describe the dog that Riddley killed?
(a) Strong and healthy.
(b) Old and worn out.
(c) Brown in color and blind in one eye.
(d) Small, but strong.

5. What is the name of the place that Riddley lives?
(a) How Fents.
(b) Bundel Downs.
(c) Bernt Arse.
(d) Cambry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lorna say bonfires were used for?

2. Who was following the narrator and his companions on the day the novel begins?

3. Why has a large traveling party come to Widders Dump?

4. What story does the narrator tell in Chapter 1?

5. When does the narrator's story in Chapter 1 take place?

(see the answer key)

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