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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. How do the boys know whose car they are looking at in the water?
(a) They can see the license plate.
(b) It has a distinctive color and shape.
(c) They can see the dead man's face.
(d) The dead man's wallet is in the weeds by the shore.

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

3. What strange thing does Cece's father do when he is in a violent mood?
(a) Takes his shoes and socks off.
(b) Throws the Bible on the floor.
(c) Snarls like a dog.
(d) Hoots like a monkey.

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

5. What is the best description of the narrator's tone when the narrator is describing the boys' business plans?
(a) Critical.
(b) Wry.
(c) Respectful.
(d) Facetious.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mrs. Willens sees the boys in front of her house, what does she do?

2. What do the boys usually call one another when they are out at Jutland?

3. When the boys tell Captain Tervitt what they discovered, why does he not take them to make a police report?

4. What animals are most prominently featured in the description of the boys' walk to the river?

5. What did Cece Ferns and Ralph Diller find near the river the previous year?

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