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

2. What kind of business do the boys talk about setting up?
(a) Muskrat trapping.
(b) Cattle ranching.
(c) Gold mining.
(d) Boat building.

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

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

5. What does the overgrown plant life sometimes cause to happen at Jutland?
(a) The thick underbrush sometimes catches fire.
(b) Children sometimes get lost in the area.
(c) The turnaround for cars gets too overgrown to use.
(d) Hikers do not always see bears in time to get away.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What word does the narrator suggest describes the way "many adult faces" look to children (7)?

4. What is implied when the boys kick and stomp the sand?

5. What job does Cece take over for his mother when he gets home?

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