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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 is too tall.
(b) Because he is helpless.
(c) Because he cannot work.
(d) Because his wife has died.

2. What does Joe clutch in his hand in Chapter 2?
(a) His glasses.
(b) Leaves.
(c) A cross.
(d) A razor.

3. What is Joe's last name?
(a) Albert.
(b) Lovelorn.
(c) Kanty.
(d) Horne.

4. What size is the town where the story takes place?
(a) Very small.
(b) It is unclear.
(c) Three million people.
(d) A million people.

5. What do the men hear in the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Someone crying.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A firetruck.
(d) A gunshot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Elijah's role in the story?

2. How does Joe's size compare to Spunk's?

3. Who do Elijah and Walter see walking down the street in Chapter 1?

4. Who is Elijah Mosley's sidekick?

5. Why is Spunk seen as a hero?

(see the answer key)

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