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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man with the bulbous nose tell the narrator is the trouble with the people of the gray town?
(a) They are generous.
(b) They are greedy.
(c) They are ignorant.
(d) They are quarrelsome.

2. Why does the man on the bus say that you don't meet historical characters in the gray town?
(a) They are all deaf.
(b) They are all blind.
(c) They live millions of miles away.
(d) They are snobbish.

3. Whom does the man on the bus say is the nearest of the "old ones"?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Julius Caesar.
(c) Cleopatra.
(d) Mahatma Ghandi.

4. What does the passenger next to the narrator take from his pocket?
(a) An apple.
(b) A gun.
(c) A manuscript.
(d) A letter.

5. How much does a man in line offer the woman to trade places?
(a) Five bob.
(b) Three bob.
(c) Two bob.
(d) Sixpence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the one place the narrator encounters people in the gray town?

2. Where is the bus riding after some time?

3. What word does the narrator use to describe the streets in the gray town?

4. What does the narrator ask his new companion about the gray town?

5. What does the Big Man do to the Short Man in the line?

(see the answer key)

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