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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does the narrator say he became inseparable in school in Chapter 2?
(a) Joel Chandler Harris.
(b) The Girl.
(c) Red Head.
(d) Shiny.

2. What does the narrator describe under the shed in the backyard of his childhood home in Chapter 1?
(a) Bicycles.
(b) Wooden wash-tubs.
(c) Animal feed.
(d) Shovel and plow.

3. What nickname does the narrator give to the boy in his class whose face he describes as “black as night, but shone as though it was polished” in Chapter 1?
(a) Onyx.
(b) Blue Eyes.
(c) Shiny.
(d) Red head.

4. Whom does the narrator describe as “a bright young fellow who was himself a student” that he talks with on the train ride in Chapter 4?
(a) A shoe shiner.
(b) A horse breeder.
(c) A breeder.
(d) A Pullman car porter.

5. The narrator of the novel was born in a small town in what state?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Georgia.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Kansas.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what educational institution is the narrator headed in the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. What is stolen along with the narrator’s money from his trunk in Chapter 4?

3. Where does the porter say he will return to school in the winter in Chapter 4?

4. What does the narrator say he had a particular fondness for in his childhood in Chapter 1?

5. What does the narrator describe surrounding the flowers in the front yard of his childhood home in Chapter 1?

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