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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom did the Solid Man who speaks to the Big Man murder?
(a) Jack.
(b) Will.
(c) Randolph.
(d) Evan.

3. What does the woman in the line say to the man she's with?
(a) "Very well then. I won't go at all."
(b) "It's all your fault we're going anyway."
(c) "I told you I didn't want to come here."
(d) "Hurry up. We're late."

4. What does the narrator say is heavier than a sack of coal?
(a) His clothes.
(b) A bird.
(c) His feet.
(d) A leaf.

5. What does the narrator note about the other passengers when they exit the bus?
(a) They are transparent.
(b) They are glowing.
(c) They are sooty.
(d) They are white.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Episcopal Ghost say that happiness lies in the path of?

2. What does the man on the bus say is lacking in the gray town?

3. How many schools did the Tousle-Headed Poet attend?

4. What does the Short Man do after his interaction with the Big Man in the line?

5. What sound does the narrator hear from the stillness of the open door before he exits the bus?

(see the answer key)

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