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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. in Lorna's story, how did the man and woman's lives change after they got the 1st knowing?
(a) They foraged with the dog.
(b) They built a large boat.
(c) They made tents and wandered even more than they had before.
(d) They stopped wandering, settled down, raised animals, and grew crops.

2. How old is the albino?
(a) Fifty-five.
(b) Thirty-two.
(c) Ten.
(d) Sixteen.

3. What did Chalker Marchman want done with the big thing that killed Riddley's father?
(a) Break it up and melt it down.
(b) Try to lift it out of the hole.
(c) That it be left alone.
(d) Have it buried.

4. After the fire, how does everyone look at Riddley?
(a) They shun him.
(b) They call him names.
(c) Differently, winking, dodging their heads, or giving him the thumbs up.
(d) They make him leave How Fents.

5. What happened when the object fell that the men were trying to get out of the hole intact?
(a) Riddley's father died.
(b) One of the men broke his leg.
(c) Riddley broke his arm.
(d) A man broke his back.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do the people in the narrator's story do to get what they need?

4. How old was Riddley's father when he died?

5. What is Riddley thinking while he is breaking up the big thing the day after his father's death?

(see the answer key)

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