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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator have for breakfast that is described as “so light and flaky that a fellow with any appetite at all would have no difficulty in disposing of eight or ten” in Chapter 4?
(a) Waffles.
(b) Blueberry muffins.
(c) Biscuits.
(d) Pancakes.

2. What does the narrator describe surrounding the flowers in the front yard of his childhood home in Chapter 1?
(a) Cherry trees.
(b) Large rocks.
(c) A white picket fence.
(d) Glass bottles.

3. How does the narrator describe the chairs in the parlor at the rooming house where he arrives in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) A vibrant red color.
(b) Falling into disrepair.
(c) Made of sturdy oak.
(d) Cane-bottomed.

4. To whom does the narrator claim to have developed a “sympathetic bond” with at school in Chapter 2?
(a) The Girl.
(b) Shiny.
(c) Red Head.
(d) Joel Chandler Harris.

5. What present does the narrator describe receiving from his father in Chapter 3?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A piano.
(c) A fishing rod.
(d) A watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator say stood at the head of his list of heroes for a long time in Chapter 2?

2. The husband of the woman who runs the boarding house is from where in Chapter 5?

3. The porter tells the narrator that he has not had how many hours of sleep since he left Jersey City in Chapter 4?

4. 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?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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