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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. Why are the boys staring at the Willens house?
(a) They are wondering if Mrs. Willens will be angry at them for waiting so long to go to the police.
(b) They have begun to suspect that Mrs. Willens has something to do with her husband's death.
(c) It has only just occurred to them that Mr. Willens's death will be terrible for his wife.
(d) It is hard for them to understand how it can look exactly as usual when Mr. Willens is dead.

2. As the children watch the hand in the water, the narrator notes, "It rode there tremulously and irresolutely" (7). How did the hand move?
(a) In an uncertain, unsteady way.
(b) In a mechanical, jerking way.
(c) In a gentle, calming way.
(d) In a violent, angry way.

3. What is Captain Tervitt's current job?
(a) Ship's captain.
(b) Special constable.
(c) Town clerk.
(d) None--he is retired.

4. To what does the narrator compare Mr. Willens's arm, floating in the water?
(a) Seaweed.
(b) A dead fish.
(c) A mermaid's hair.
(d) An animal tail.

5. Why is Colonel Box so cool and disinterested toward Jimmy?
(a) Colonel Box has the same last name but they are not actually related.
(b) Colonel Box disapproves of Jimmy's parents' marriage.
(c) Jimmy is well-known as a troublemaker.
(d) Jimmy did not keep the secret that Colonel Box trusted him with.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides "lazy," what is another word that Bud might use to describe his sisters?

2. What does Cece cook for his and his mother's dinner?

3. What is the best description of the narrator's tone when the narrator is describing the boys' business plans?

4. What does Cece's mother usually do after their midday meal?

5. What strange thing does Cece's father do when he is in a violent mood?

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