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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Introduction and "Jutland" Pages 3-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do cars honk at the boys as they are crossing the bridge?
(a) The boys are in the way of people trying to get to work.
(b) The boys are not supposed to be on that bridge at all.
(c) The boys are well-known in town and people are honking to say "hi."
(d) The boys are walking on a dangerous part of the bridge.

2. In describing the boys on their way back to town, what does the narrator say they are like?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Stones.
(c) Animals.
(d) Adults.

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

4. Who is the author of "The Love of a Good Woman"?
(a) Alice Walker.
(b) Alice Munroe.
(c) Eudora Welty.
(d) Edith Wharton.

5. When do the boys plan to go to the police?
(a) As soon as they return to town.
(b) After dinner.
(c) In the morning.
(d) Never.

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

3. What is the "Death Trap" (7)?

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

5. What is Cece's mother wearing when he gets home?

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