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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Riddley returns to Widders Dump, what does Goodparley want from Riddley?
(a) Riddley's knife.
(b) A connexion.
(c) Riddley's gear.
(d) The bag of stones from the dead man.

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

3. After he splits the atom, why doesn't Eusa know how many changes there are to come?
(a) The Little Man won't tell him.
(b) Eusa's wife had the information with her.
(c) He never knew how many changes there would be.
(d) The writing with the numbers was destroyed.

4. What do Riddley and Lissener talk about as they walk on their first evening together?
(a) Why Riddley ran away from his work group.
(b) Dreams.
(c) How Riddley's father died.
(d) How Lissener got in the hole.

5. The night of Potter's mishap, where does Riddley sleep?
(a) He slept in the divvy.
(b) He slept alone in his shelter.
(c) He slept in his shelter with Lorna.
(d) On top of the gate house with Lorna.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the written Eusa story, who was the Big Man?

2. The day after he gets his scar, what does Riddley do?

3. What three things does Lorna talk about on the evening Riddley's father died?

4. How did Riddley's mother die and how old was he when she died?

5. Who dies in the village the same day that the men are trying to remove the object from the hole?

(see the answer key)

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