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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Hermit of the Island.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of dog did the people in the third house Beanpole went to for food?
(a) A large, brindle dog.
(b) An Alaskan husky.
(c) A pit bull.
(d) A poodle.

2. What do the boys decide to do?
(a) Tell the man they will come back after the games.
(b) Work faster.
(c) Kill the man on the island.
(d) Steal the man's boat.

3. What does Beanpole decide might help the two boys get some food?
(a) Act like a vagrant.
(b) Look for berries in the woods.
(c) Work for dinner.
(d) Steal from the market.

4. Why can't the man on the island do his own work?
(a) He doesn't know how to do carpentry.
(b) He is too old.
(c) He has arthritis in his shoulder.
(d) He doesn't have a horse to pull the plow.

5. How do Will and Henry feel about being chosen?
(a) Sometimes good sometimes unsure.
(b) They don't think about it.
(c) Confident.
(d) Uncertain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Will told to curb in his personality?

2. What was growing in the field on the island?

3. What does the man on the island want the boys to do?

4. What does the man give Beanpole and Will?

5. Where do the boys stay when they are below deck?

(see the answer key)

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