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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the people of the village put the head of the dog that Riddley killed?
(a) They buried the dog.
(b) On a pole on top of the gate house.
(c) On a spike outside the village fence.
(d) They threw him into the woods.

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

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

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

5. When Lorna finishes her story, who does Riddley say he always thought was responsible for the 1 Big 1?
(a) God.
(b) Master Chaynjis.
(c) The devil.
(d) Eusa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the narrator and his companions pass as they walk by with their prize on the first day of the novel?

2. What did Chalker Marchman want done with the big thing that killed Riddley's father?

3. Why couldn't the people in Lorna's story get any rest after they obtained the 2nd knowledge?

4. What happens to the three people in the narrator's story?

5. Who yelled "Fall! Fall! Fall!" while the men were trying to pull the large object out of the hole intact?

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