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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long could Nailer's head injury take to heal?
(a) Several months.
(b) Weeks.
(c) A day or two.
(d) Many days.

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

3. What is one of the worse things that can happen to a member of the crew?
(a) To be fired.
(b) To fall in the polluted water.
(c) To have Babi think they are too young to work.
(d) To have their mask fall off.

4. How do Pima and Nailer survive the winds and rain?
(a) Clinging to trees.
(b) Climbing a hill inland.
(c) Tying themselves to fence posts.
(d) Digging a cave in the side of the hill.

5. What happens when Nailer walks through the door of his home?
(a) His father strikes a match.
(b) He steps on a body.
(c) He smells something dead.
(d) His father says something.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nailer not understand about the owners of the clipper ship?

3. On what type of crew does Nailer work?

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

5. What does Nailer tell Sloth?

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