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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Ruller give a dime to?
(a) The beggar man.
(b) His older brother.
(c) The beggar woman.
(d) The hunter.

2. What is Old Gabriel afraid of?
(a) Rats in his cabin.
(b) Going hungry.
(c) A wildcat.
(d) Being robbed.

3. In “The Peeler”, what is the yellow-haired boy’s name?
(a) He isn’t given a name.
(b) Old Gabriel.
(c) Enoch Emery.
(d) Hazel Motes.

4. Where does Rufus return home from?
(a) Boarding school.
(b) The armed forces.
(c) A reformatory.
(d) Work overseas.

5. Whom does Mrs. Willerton become in her own story?
(a) Lot’s sister.
(b) She does not become part of her story.
(c) Lot’s wife.
(d) Lot’s brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes the turkey from Ruller?

2. How old is the boy in “The River”?

3. Emery discovers what about the gorilla?

4. In “The River”, why do the characters head down to the river?

5. What are the red-haired girl and the blind man doing in “The Peeler”?

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