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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shift does Harry work at the coal pit?
(a) The day shift.
(b) The night shift.
(c) The afternoon shift.
(d) A split shift.

2. Where does Colin stay when his mother is in the hospital in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Alone at his house.
(b) With the Shaws.
(c) In the hospital with his mom.
(d) With Harry's boss.

3. In Part 2, Chapter 9, what do Ellen's parents complain about when she visits them?
(a) How their house is falling apart.
(b) How Ellen doesn't visit often enough.
(c) How little their children do for them.
(d) How broke they are.

4. Who do the Savilles run into while sledding in Part 2, Chapter 10?
(a) Ben.
(b) Ian.
(c) Stringer.
(d) Mr. Reagan.

5. How was Harry able to take his family to the seashore in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) He had to borrow money.
(b) He had to work overtime.
(c) He had to use his retirement savings.
(d) He had to stay with a friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do Harry and his family move just outside of Saxton?

2. How does Stafford travel to and from school?

3. Where do Ellen and Colin go to buy his school uniform?

4. What did Harry tell Colin about the hospital?

5. At the seashore, how does Colin first react to the water?

(see the answer key)

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