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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Bapi?
(a) The beat cop.
(b) The accountant.
(c) The dock foreman.
(d) The crew boss.

2. Why does Nailer mark where he has ended his scavenge?
(a) So he will find the end the next day.
(b) So he will not waste time going back down the same tunnel.
(c) So others will leave it alone.
(d) So he can keep track of his pay.

3. What do Nailer and Pima find in the engineering room?
(a) A drowned dog.
(b) A live dog.
(c) Two dead men.
(d) Three drowned half men.

4. What does Nailer tell Sloth?
(a) He is in a poisonous vapor duct.
(b) He has found some gold wires.
(c) He has broken his arm.
(d) He is swimming in oil.

5. What does Nailer hear when he leans forward closer to the rich girl?
(a) She is breathing.
(b) She is pleading for her life.
(c) Nothing.
(d) She is praying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pima hand Nailer a knife?

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

3. What does Pima start thinking about immediately after seeing the clipper ship?

4. What is one problem Pima thinks about concerning the clipper ship?

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

(see the answer key)

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