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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Games, and Chapter 6, The City of Gold and Lead.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the man on the island say he will pay the boys for work?
(a) He just wants it done as a favor.
(b) By taking them in his boat to the games.
(c) With gold.
(d) With the food and clothes he gave them.

2. Why does Beanpole suggest they make a raft?
(a) So they don't have to walk.
(b) To catch some fish.
(c) To help find a barge.
(d) To speed up their journey.

3. What did Beanpole and Will use for a hammer when building their raft?
(a) Bricks.
(b) A piece of wood.
(c) Flat rocks.
(d) A piece of iron pipe.

4. What happened at the first house on whose door Beanpole knocked for food?
(a) Someone yelled at him to go away.
(b) They dumped eggs on him.
(c) The porch step broke.
(d) No one was home.

5. How does Will feel about what he did to the man on the island?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Excited.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what village did Will come?

2. What happens to Beanpole when he tries to get some food?

3. When does Moritz become worried about Ulf?

4. Where does the island man take the boys?

5. Why do Will, Henry, and Beanpole want to win at the games?

(see the answer key)

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