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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color does one of the ghosts mention on the bus?
(a) Purple.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

2. What sound does the narrator hear from the stillness of the open door before he exits the bus?
(a) A bee.
(b) A falcon.
(c) An owl.
(d) A lark.

3. How had the Tousle-Headed Poet killed himself?
(a) He hung himself.
(b) He shot himself.
(c) He jumped under a train.
(d) He jumped off a building.

4. Who comes to sit next to the narrator on the bus?
(a) An old man.
(b) An old woman.
(c) A tousle-haired youth.
(d) A young woman.

5. Where does the narrator sit on the bus?
(a) In the front.
(b) To the side.
(c) In the middle.
(d) In the back.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is remarkable about the people who approach from the mountain?

2. Why does the man on the bus say that you don't meet historical characters in the gray town?

3. From what point of view is the story told?

4. What is different about the people approaching from the mountain than the passengers on the bus?

5. What time of day is it when the story begins?

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