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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Jutland" Pages 16-31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare the opthalmoscope?
(a) A broken mirror.
(b) A kaleidoscope.
(c) A snowman.
(d) A snake.

2. Why does Jimmy's great-aunt Mary live with his family?
(a) She has social anxiety.
(b) Her eyesight is failing.
(c) She is needed to take care of the children.
(d) It is her house.

3. What do the boys plan to brag about when they return from swimming at Jutland?
(a) That they went swimming above the dam instead of below it.
(b) That they found a dead body.
(c) That they swam when there was still some snow on the ground.
(d) That they swam farther out into the river than any of the other boys have before.

4. When the boys tell Captain Tervitt what they discovered, why does he not take them to make a police report?
(a) He wants to notify Mrs. Willens first.
(b) He does not believe them.
(c) He is the one who killed Mr. Willens.
(d) He is deaf and cannot hear them.

5. What is the nickname that all three boys acquire as a result of this incident?
(a) Killer.
(b) Detective.
(c) Fisherman.
(d) Deadman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men in town call the boys when they are in a good mood and want to seem friendly?

2. What is the Willens house known for?

3. How did Mr. D. M. Willens die?

4. To what does the narrator compare Mr. Willens's arm, floating in the water?

5. Where does Jimmy's mother work?

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