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

2. After how much use is the mask supposed to be discarded?
(a) Approximately 1000 hours.
(b) 2-3 years.
(c) 40 hours.
(d) 1 year.

3. Upon what is Nailer tugging?
(a) A water pipe.
(b) A huge weed.
(c) A burlap sack.
(d) A copper wire.

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

5. What does Nailer feel as he propels himself out of the water?
(a) Fondness for all the things going on in his little world.
(b) Anger at Sloth.
(c) Sorrow that he would not benefit from the oil.
(d) Disgust.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pima tells Nailer that everyone wants to be close to Nailer because____________.

2. How does Nailer explain why he took so long to get what he gathered?

3. Why does Nailer have to go to his house instead of Pima's?

4. Why does Nailer mark where he has ended his scavenge?

5. How is Nailer seeing what he is doing?

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