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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, I Strike a Desperate Blow, Chapter 10, Under the Golden Wall, and Chapter 11, Two Go Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the boys realize by lunch time?
(a) They are out of shape.
(b) They enjoy this kind of work.
(c) They don't know what they are doing.
(d) The man on the island won't take him anywhere until all the work is done.

2. Why are the boys having a difficult time beaching the raft?
(a) The banks are too far away.
(b) They have no strength from not eating.
(c) The current is too strong.
(d) They have no means to steer it.

3. Where do the boys stay when they are below deck?
(a) In berths.
(b) In a cabin.
(c) In donkey stalls.
(d) In crew quarters.

4. What concerns Beanpole about his loss?
(a) That he will be killed.
(b) That he did it unconsciously out of fear.
(c) That Julius will be upset.
(d) That Will won't like him anymore.

5. Why is Beanpole struggling with some of this matches?
(a) He has sprained his ankle.
(b) He is not struggling he is winning handily.
(c) His shorts keep slipping down.
(d) He is having a difficult time concentrating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the island man take the boys?

2. What is expected when the masters beat their human slaves?

3. Why do the men get agitated when Will tells them the place he is supposedly from?

4. How many days early do the boys arrive at the docks?

5. How long has the man lived on the island?

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