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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 179 - 240).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Cordon and the Tinderwick communities exchange?
(a) Jewels for soil.
(b) Chocolate for coffee.
(c) Security and protection for food.
(d) Fresh water for lumber.

2. What does Journeyman finally ask Maddy directly in Chapter 43?
(a) Whether she will go to see Todbaum.
(b) If she is going to write the book she is always talking about.
(c) If she is thinking of leaving Spodosal.
(d) If they will have enough food for that winter.

3. What is completely absent from Journeyman's house?
(a) Dishes.
(b) Toilets.
(c) Mirrors.
(d) Books.

4. What food does Mike Raritan make to help sweeten the pot with dealings with the Cordon?
(a) Chocolate chip cookies.
(b) Mackrel-and-potato fritters.
(c) Fish stew.
(d) Fresh scones.

5. What does Journeyman hide his disappointment from Maddy about in Chapter 49?
(a) That Maddy has found a new knife.
(b) The fact that Maddy has already met Drenka.
(c) That Todbaum seems to like Maddy better.
(d) That Maddy seems to like Nowlin better than she likes him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Todbaum tell Journeyman he thinks the Blue Streak is capable of learning?

2. What is one thing Journeyman is an expert in, as explained in Chapter 44?

3. What structure does Astur really want to build on Quarry Island?

4. Where does Theodore Nowlin want to try to sail to?

5. What does Delia Limetree's son ask to do in Chapter 37?

(see the answer key)

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