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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. What is the name of the town where the story begins?
(a) Nelson.
(b) Walley.
(c) Yarmouth.
(d) Tobermory.

2. Whose sister rides by on a bike and insults the boys after they leave Mrs. Willens's house?
(a) Mrs. Willens's.
(b) Bud's.
(c) Jimmy's.
(d) Cece's.

3. How did Mr. D. M. Willens die?
(a) He drowned.
(b) He was hit by a train.
(c) He was poisoned.
(d) He had a heart attack.

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

5. What is in the red box in the museum?
(a) Old photographs.
(b) Porcelain insulators.
(c) Donations to keep the museum running.
(d) Optometrist's instruments.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words best characterize Jimmy's crowded family household?

2. What change at home is implied to be the reason that Bud finally tells his mother what happened?

3. What first causes the boys to notice the submerged car?

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

5. What conclusion does the narrator come to about why the boys did not tell their parents about the dead body?

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