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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jackson Boy?
(a) Bapi's son.
(b) Nailer's best friend who works on the tanker next to theirs.
(c) Sloth's brother.
(d) A scavenger who gets lost inside a ship and dies.

2. Why do the children work so hard when Bapi comes around?
(a) So they will not be made to swab the docks.
(b) So they will not be docked any pay.
(c) So he will keep them on the crew.
(d) So they will not be sent to the children's protection league.

3. Who is Sloth?
(a) Nailer's twin brother.
(b) Nailer's older sister.
(c) Nailer's crewgirl.
(d) Nailer's supervisor.

4. Why does Nailer wear a mask?
(a) So he cannot be recognized by the child labor people.
(b) Protection from asbestos and rat droppings.
(c) The air contains little oxygen.
(d) The air is full of sulfur.

5. What does Nailer know of one thing he does not have in his life?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Luck.
(c) Goodness.
(d) Opportunity.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Nailer owned the mask he wears?

2. What is considered impossible for someone like Nailer?

3. How is Nailer seeing what he is doing?

4. Upon what is Nailer tugging?

5. How does Nailer manage to avoid a beating from his father?

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