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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What impediment affects Matthew Merry?
(a) He is mute.
(b) He is deaf.
(c) He stutters.
(d) He is blind.

2. What do the village children dare Julia to steal from the parson's garden?
(a) Apples.
(b) Potatos.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Oranges.

3. Which of the following characters have plans to become the next owner of the Wideacre estate?
(a) Richard.
(b) Matthew Merry.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Clary.

4. After Julia is given permission to take riding lessons, what happens to the horse?
(a) Richard takes it to town and sells it.
(b) It goes missing in the night.
(c) It falls ill with a disease.
(d) It's legs are slashed.

5. After leaving the village and meeting Dench, what does Ralph admit to Julia?
(a) That he has been stealing from her family.
(b) That he and Beatrice were once lovers.
(c) That he slashed the legs of Richard's horse.
(d) That he helped set fire to Wildacre.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who convinces Ralph to abide by Uncle John's new plan?

2. Why is Dench fired?

3. When Uncle John returns from the mines, what is he disappointed to see in Richard?

4. What has Julia lost in the village, prompting her, Richard, and Ralph to go back searching for it?

5. As children, what did Julia and Robert promise to do?

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