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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Nailer hesitant about seeing Richard?
(a) He's not sure how his father feels about being saved.
(b) He feels badly that he was not able to save his father himself.
(c) He's not sure if his father is drunk.
(d) He thinks Richard looks different.

3. What is considered impossible for someone like Nailer?
(a) Becoming educated.
(b) Working on a clipper ship.
(c) Becoming supervisor of a crew.
(d) Leaving the neighborhood in which he is born.

4. Pima tells Nailer that everyone wants to be close to Nailer because____________.
(a) Nailer was loyal.
(b) Bapi promotes Nailer.
(c) Bapi respects Nailer.
(d) Nailer has luck.

5. What does the Life Cult group use human eggs to do?
(a) Create a special medicine that prolongs life.
(b) Create half human, half dog beings.
(c) Create a special medicine for cancer.
(d) Create embryos for the stem cells.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Nailer attribute his feelings about Bright Sands Beach?

2. What does Nailer hear when he leans forward closer to the rich girl?

3. To what does Bapi condemn Sloth?

4. How long could Nailer's head injury take to heal?

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

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