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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Claude Pennant's parents go to Spain to fight the fascists?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1936.

2. What is the name of Bosse's residence?
(a) Bitter Farm.
(b) Lake Farm.
(c) Bellringer Farm.
(d) Molotov Farm.

3. Who is the King of Sweden at the time when Allan leaves his childhood home?
(a) King Eric XIV.
(b) King Charles IX.
(c) King Johannes V.
(d) King Gustaf V.

4. What does Esteban want to leave by the foundry owner's gate as he and Allan leave Sweden in Chapter 7?
(a) Excrement.
(b) A pony.
(c) A suitcase of money.
(d) A vase of flowers.

5. For how long has Reverend Ferguson been in Iran searching for lost souls when he meets Allan?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 15 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as "the unfortunate man in charge of the car crushing machine at the scrap yard in the southern suburbs of Riga" in Chapter 22?

2. In what year is Chapter 8 set?

3. During what dates is Chapter 22 set?

4. How many languages did 11-year-old Claude Pennant speak when his family arrived in the Soviet Union?

5. In what year does the narrator describe the Balinese volcano eruption in Chapter 23?

(see the answer key)

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