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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author and the other boys accuse Ligget of being?
(a) A bigot.
(b) A racist.
(c) Funny.
(d) Fat.

2. Where was the Southbury Training School?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Maine.

3. Why were the author and his family traveling at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) To start a new life.
(b) To visit his grandmother.
(c) To sell their car.
(d) To travel and sing together.

4. Where was the experimental boarding school the author describes in Chapter 1?
(a) Ft. Lauderdale.
(b) Jacksonville, Fl.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) England.

5. Who of the following is NOT mentioned being with the author at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Jean.
(b) Tobey.
(c) Alison.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author feel about their arrival in Chapter 4?

2. What does the author describe grew between the pianist and Jean?

3. What was the name of the experimental boarding school the author attended in Chapter 1?

4. What does the prologue offer the reader?

5. According to Chapter 3, what did the author and his friend do in their free time?

(see the answer key)

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