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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Walter and Elijah feel sorry for Joe?
(a) Because he cannot work.
(b) Because his wife has died.
(c) Because he is helpless.
(d) Because he is too tall.

2. Where do the men hear this noise at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Out on the lake.
(b) Inside the store.
(c) At the football game.
(d) In the woods.

3. Who is the main gossip in Chapter 1?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Spunk.
(c) Lena.
(d) Joe.

4. How do the men treat Joe when he comes into the store?
(a) With respect and deference.
(b) They laugh at his jokes.
(c) With sympathy.
(d) They ridicule him.

5. What do Walter and Elijah think Joe will do when he sees Spunk?
(a) Hurt him but not kill him.
(b) Hide the razor.
(c) Yell at him and run away.
(d) Kill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who expresses doubt that Joe would really do anything to Spunk?

2. What do Elijah's friends call him?

3. Which character has a quick temper?

4. Why does Walter think Spunk is seeing Lena?

5. What do the men discuss doing to Spunk in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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